ESPN's Paul Finebaum is known for his controversial comments about different teams and coaches on his show, which often make major headlines. Now that the 2024 college football season has concluded, he seems to have another coach in mind.

After Ohio State won the national championship on Monday SEC Network host Paul Finebaum admitted that the Big Ten is the top conference in college football.

The 2025 season is a make-or-break one for the Oklahoma Sooners and head coach Brent Venables; that much is obvious. It’s not a secret in Norman and it’s not a secret to the rest of the college football world either. Venables is clearly sitting on a hot seat after two 6-7 seasons in three years in charge.

Notre Dame is dealing with some injuries entering the game. Defensive tackle Rylie Mills suffered a season-endng knee injury and two of their starting offensive linemen, including All-American Anthonie Knapp, are banged up entering this game.

So credit to Paul Finebaum, who serves as as a bit of an avatar for the SEC, for being honest when put on the spot by Mike Greenberg on Tuesday's Get Up about the new state of play. "The Big Ten at the moment owns college football,

ESPN personality Paul Finebaum has always been very supportive of the SEC, but even he can't defend the conference this week. For the second season in a row, a member of the Big Ten won the national championship.