India, Sept. 29 -- Paul Finebaum, ESPN SEC Network anchor and commentator, stated that he is "considering" quitting the Worldwide Leader to run for the US Senate on the Republican ticket after conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing.

This development comes as Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama would run for governor, leaving his seat available.

The 70-year-old Finebaum recently told Clay Travis of OutKick that "one or two people in Washington had reached out" to see whether he was interested in politics, and that Kirk's murder stoked a desire for him to get engaged.

Speaking about Kirk, Finebaum said, "It's hard to describe, not being involved in politics, how that affected me and affected tens of millions of people all over this...