Stephen A. Smith has a special lady in his life. The ESPN personality, who tends to keep his personal life private, was pressed about his dating life during a guest appearance on “The Howard Stern Show” with Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, his “First Take” debate partner, on Wednesday.

No. 7 seed Notre Dame is finally about to face off with No. 8 seed Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national championship. This will represent the first national championship game played since the implementation of a 12-team playoff.

Stephen A. Smith did not hold back in criticizing Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes after they lost to the Michigan Wolverines, 10-13, on Dec. 1, 2024.

It's safe to say that just a few weeks ago, few people would have expected a College Football Playoff ... As is so often the case, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith believes that he has the answer. .@ ...

Per ESPN BET, the Fighting Irish enter the College Football Playoff national championship ... On "First Take" Friday morning, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith argued that Notre Dame needs a win the CFP ...

Stephen A. Smith’s contract with ESPN is set to expire ... Ben Johnson; a disappointing college football playoff rating; Notre Dame’s national appeal; the usefulness of NFL rules analysts in the booth; WWE’s new partnership with Netflix and more.

Smith took to his eponymous podcast ... Snoop Dogg for his work with his Snoop Youth Football League. “This brother sending cats to college, he sending cats to the NFL, we just gon’ ignore ...

So far, only Carnell Tate has established himself as a starter. The former No. 8 player and No. 9 wide receiver in the 2023 class caught 52 passes for 733 yards and four touchdowns this season playing alongside senior Emeka Egbuka and Jeremiah Smith. Now he and Smith are among the few returning starters for the Buckeyes in 2025.

If nothing else, college football is good for one thing: debates. The Big Ten Conference, after Ohio State’s run to a College Football Playoff national title last week, have given us a fun one. A year ago,

Rick Pitino joked that senior guard Kadary Richmond was like a fine wine. “He keeps getting better with age,” Pitino quipped. “And he’s 35.” Even if he was 35 and not 23,

With Donald Trump back in office, memories of ESPN talent fighting with the president online are on the mind. The overall political chatter at ESPN has died down, but for one Stephen A. Smith, it’s open season on all the big issues.

Brian Schottenheimer says he's “ready” to be coach of the Dallas Cowboys after a long career as an NFL assistant