The trash-talking has already begun with the college football season rapidly approaching.
When speaking at the 2025 ACC Kickoff on Tuesday, SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee had some pointed remarks toward the SEC.
“The SEC has had the same six schools win the championship since 1964,” Lashlee said. “That’s top-heavy to me. That’s not depth.”
Journalist and radio personality Paul Finebaum took issue with Lashlee’s comments and did not hold back during an appearance on ESPN’s “Get Up” on Wednesday morning.
“First of all, I think Alabama’s won about 11 national championships in that period that he laid out, but that’s not even the main point,” Finebaum said. “If I understand correctly, he’s the head coach at SMU. … 1987, you know what happened at SMU, they shut the program down. While he’s making fun of the SEC for winning national championships all over the place, SMU’s the most corrupt program in the history of college football. And Rhett Lashlee has the nerve to get up there and through stones? … That’s one of the most comical, embarrassing rants I have ever heard.”
