Paul Finebaum explains how Greg Sankey has become ‘North Star’ for college athletics
By Adam Spencer
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Paul Finebaum has had plenty of praise for SEC commissioner Greg Sankey in recent years, from his handling of the 2020 pandemic-plagued season to the SEC getting 2 teams into the College Football Playoff this year.
On Wednesday, Finebaum appeared on ESPN’s “Outside The Lines” and continued to praise the SEC commissioner.
As you can see in the clip below, Finebaum explains how Sankey has become the “North Star of college athletics”:
"He's become the North Star of college athletics"
@finebaum speaks to @SEC commissioner Greg Sankey's impact on college sports pic.twitter.com/XiLtN2a5i9— Outside the Lines (@OTLonESPN) January 12, 2022
“In many ways, he has become the North Star of college athletics,” Finebaum said. “Why? You heard in Ryan’s piece, because he is collaborative, he is congenial and he is trying to be something that many commissioners are not. Their job is to represent their league, but Greg Sankey is on many committees. He’s been the chairman of the NCAA infractions committee. So he understands the machinations of the NCAA. But he also understands the role of the SEC. It’s easy when you’re the SEC commissioner to beat your chest, scream out S-E-C, S-E-C and not really care about anyone else, but that’s not who he is, and I think that’s why he’s so respected. I think it’s also why he’s also so envied, especially last summer after Oklahoma and Texas called him wanting to get into the SEC. Many criticized him, as if they would not have taken those 2 blue-blood programs into their own league.”
The SEC seems to be in good hands with Sankey at the helm.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
