Paul Finebaum urges caution surrounding a top-five college football team while looking ahead to a more challenging stretch of the schedule.

ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum has criticized Dabo Swinney often in recent years as Swinney’s Clemson program has taken a step back. Finebaum had plenty of reasons to criticize Swinney this week after Clemson suffered a 51-10 loss to LSU Saturday night — the worst loss of Swinney’s career.

Paul Finebaum’s reason for deciding against running for the Alabama U.S. Senate seat currently held by Tommy Tuberville is simple. “The reason I didn’t run … is that I was being told what to say,” Finebaum said on the “College Football Unfiltered” podcast.

Paul Finebaum delivers a pointed assessment of the conversation surrounding a college football powerhouse and its growing national attention.

Lincoln Riley's seat may be getting warm at USC, but Paul Finebaum believes the Trojans head coach has a chance to cool things down with Jayden Maiava leading the way.