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Paul Finebaum extends contract with ESPN, SEC Network

Paul Finebaum isn't going anywhere, as the popular college football personality signed a multi-year extension with ESPN and the SEC Network on Friday.

Finebaum's contract was set to expire this month, and there were reports Fox Sports and the Big Ten Network, among other outlets, were pursuing Finebaum. In the end, Finebaum will be staying at ESPN.

Finebaum has become one of the most influential personalities in the SEC. After a long career as an regionally syndicated radio host out of Birmingham, Alabama, he joined ESPN in 2013 and helped launch the SEC Network.

He will continue to host The Paul Finebaum Show in addition to work as an analyst on SEC Nation, College GameDay and SportsCenter.