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.

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. .@ ...

Stephen A. Smith concurs with Paul Finebaum that the Big Ten has supplanted the SEC as the best conference in college football.

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 ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are in an uphill battle against the Buckeyes, so they need to be tough above all else.

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.

Quinn Ewers is not expected to be a first-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft, although, given the lack of strength at the quarterback position of this class, experts believe he could come out of the Combine looking like the third-best signal-caller of the group, behind Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward.

Stephen A. Smith jumped on his podcast this week to back the rappers who’ve been catching heat for performing at

If Lamar Jackson wins the Super Bowl after the season he's had, he'll have to be mentioned in conversations with Patrick Mahomes.

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.

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.