Ted Cruz's interview almost two weeks ago on ESPN's College Gameday made a lot of people on the Left (who may or may not even watch Gameday) angry for a few reasons.
From @TheAthletic: ESPN gave Senator Ted Cruz nearly 10 minutes of free airtime to shill for the Protect College Sports Act. "The public deserves to know which of his points were defensible and which were deceiving," our columnist writes. https://t.co/1mhqj5pesW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 14, 2026
ESPN is under fire for its nine-minute interview with Ted Cruz on College GameDay to discuss the Protect College Sports Act.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) September 12, 2026
No opponents of the Protect College Sports Act have been interviewed on GameDay or any major ESPN programs so far this season.
After that interview, I heard a lot of "Talarico can't go on ABC with Kimmel but ESPN can interview Ted Cruz with no opposing viewpoint" complaints from some who apparently have no clue how the equal time rule works and what kind of outlets it applies to. Naturally "journalist" Jim Acosta was among them so I tried to help him:
Hey Rob! Did you catch College Football Gameday today?! 😂 https://t.co/P6yulo1jQR
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 12, 2026
The FCC's equal time rule only applies if the politician is on the ballot within 60 days of an election, and it only applies to broadcast television and radio outlets, not cable. Yet he still calls himself a "journalist." https://t.co/yMIrOpbCfg
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) September 12, 2026
In any case, the Left might not be any happier this coming Saturday:
BREAKING: President Trump has been selected as the guest picker on “ESPN College Gameday”
— Old Row Sports (@OldRowSports) September 23, 2026
The 45th and 47th President has a close relationship with Coach Nick Saban who was said to have pushed for the decision
This would be the first time a US president has appeared on the show pic.twitter.com/sJEZatGZev
It's not official yet but this could be something else:
President Donald J. Trump, 80, will be in attendance at Saturday's college football game between Tennessee and Texas.
[...]
ESPN's "College GameDay" is set to be held live from Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday morning. The college football pregame show will be airing live from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. E.T.
The college football pregame show will have a guest picker – and some college football fans are pushing for President Trump to be the man. Morgan Freeman was the celebrity guest picker last weekend, at Ole Miss.
"If you thought College GameDay was controversial before, wait until they name Trump the guest picker for Saturday," one fan wrote.
Pass the popcorn!
Oh, this gonna piss some people off! lol! I love it! https://t.co/HMx66qm7T3
— Uncle Cocktail (@StillRadNotaFad) September 24, 2026
This is gonna be so entertaining 🔥 https://t.co/blDzcFMps2
— Elizabeth Heckman 🇺🇸✨ (@ElizabethHeckm9) September 23, 2026
Heads are going to explode!
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) September 23, 2026
They are already pissed off that Ted Cruz was on two weeks ago. https://t.co/a8FvdWKz4F
Make it so, President Trump!
