Gary “Legend” Wilson, one of Paul Finebaum’s most recognizable regular callers, was removed from the main floor at SEC Media Days in Tampa on Tuesday, according to a report from AL.com.
Wilson, who also hosts a Saturday morning show on WJOX in Birmingham, Ala., was not credentialed for the event. Even so, he was seated on the second floor of the Tampa Marriott, where SEC Media Days is being held from Monday through Thursday. AL.com reported that Wilson had been seen conducting interviews in that area on Monday and again early Tuesday before SEC staff and hired security moved in.
The report says SEC director of communications Craig Pinkerton told Wilson late Tuesday morning that “he needed to leave the floor,” and after Wilson pushed back, security escorted him away. He was still allowed to remain in the hotel lobby.
“There were like 30 people out there without credentials,” Wilson told AL.com later on Tuesday. “He just came and singled me out and started yelling in my face.”
Wilson is a diehard Alabama fan and has built his reputation through long, familiar rants on The Paul Finebaum Show, hosted by the longtime ESPN college football analyst. AL.com noted that Pinkerton had no comment on the incident, and the outlet also reported that its staff witnessed part of the exchange and did not see Pinkerton raise his voice “in any notable way” at Legend.
SEC Media Days continues in Tampa this week, with the conference’s title race still to be decided later in the year.
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