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.

In case anybody was wondering, Stephen A. Smith is attending the National Championship Game. ESPN hosted Monday's First Take live from Atlanta, the site of college football's title showdown between Notre Dame and Ohio State.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to kick off in a few hours on Monday night. ESPN's First Take was on the ground in Atlanta before the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

Ohio State last won a national championship in 2014, but that was when Urban Meyer was the head coach in Columbus. Ryan Day is seeking his first title with the Buckeyes, and a chance to redeem himself after a gnarly 13-10 loss to Michigan at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 30.

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.

Four consecutive wins later, culminating in Ohio State’s first National Championship since 2014, the results spoke louder than any criticism ever could. To Stephen A. Smith’s credit ...

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

While Ohio State is the favorite to win the game ... ESPN is putting together their predictions. Stephen A. Smith shared his thoughts and he thinks the Buckeyes will win with ease. "

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.

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.

St. John’s is 7-0 in 2025, making this the program’s first unbeaten January in 40 years dating to its last Final Four season in 1985

The Redmen lost 44-43 in the final seconds to Chesapeake for a major scare. However, their tactics only proved to startle Fairland on Friday as the Dragons fell behind early but rallied to take a 58-43 win. Rock Hill took a surprising 18-17 first quarter lead as Rylan Barker hit three 3-pointers and Keelan Davidson scored 4 points.