In an exclusive interview with Outkick, President Trump discussed the current state of college football, Legendary quarterback Tom Brady, and the NFL.
Trump was interviewed during the Alabama Crimson Tide’s latest game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Trump shared, “Big-time college football is as big as the NFL.”
He then shared his disagreement with the NFL’s latest kick-off rules and stated, “I don’t know what they’re doing with the kickoff return in the NFL. And I don’t want to get involved in controversy, of course, but it looks so bad.”
Clay Travis then asked Trump what he thought about former NFL star Tom Brady’s transition from the NFL to being a broadcaster.
Trump shared that Tom Brady is a friend of his and that he thinks Brady is doing a fantastic job as an NFL broadcaster.
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Per Fox News:
Former President Trump had plenty to say at Saturday’s epic Alabama-Georgia game, weighing in on the state of college and pro football, Tom Brady’s new career and the frosty reception his opponent’s running mate got earlier in the day.
In an exclusive OutKick interview with Clay Travis, Trump highlighted the “energy” from the game, which Alabama held on to win 41-34, after nearly blowing a huge lead.
“This is really big-time football, and it’s great to see,” Trump said.
The audience inside the stadium cheered as Trump was shown on the jumbo TV screens, on a video board, watching the game with Sens. Katie Britt, Tommy Tuberville and Steve Daines of Montana.
When asked about his appeal with the younger voter demographic, Trump said that his campaign was “way up.”
“We’re way up with young people. It’s an honor. They’re very smart. And she [Kamala Harris] berated them, saying that ‘they aren’t smart’ and, I’ll be honest, they’re a lot smarter than her,” he said.
“There has never been energy like there is now. And I guess it’s me, but it’s also when they look at our country and what has happened. Our country is going bad, and it’s in a very dangerous place right now. But we love our country, and we’re going to make it great again.
The changes to the NFL’s kickoff caught Trump’s attention, with the Republican nominee praising college football with sticking with the previous rules.
“Big time college football is as big as the NFL,” he said. “I don’t know what they’re doing with the kickoff return in the NFL. And I don’t want to get involved in controversy, of course, but it looks so bad.
“And I noticed that they hadn’t’ done that in college, and they shouldn’t do it,” he said. “And I think the NFL should go back. And maybe it is a little bit more dangerous, but I doubt that it’s any more dangerous. It’s football.”
“I think they made a terrible mistake in doing that,” he said.
Clay Travis interviews former President Trump
OutKick founder and Fox News contributor Clay Travis interviews former President Trump during halftime of Saturday’s Georgia-Alabama football game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Charles Hunnell/OutKick)
Trump noted his reception at the game differed from that of Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, who attended Saturday’s game between Minnesota and Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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