Smith, who most recently covered Alabama football and athletics for the Associated Press and AL.com, will cover college football nationally for Front Office Sports
NEW YORK — Front Office Sports, the leading multiplatform media and news organization covering the business of sports, today announced that Kennington Smith will join the newsroom as a college football reporter as the outlet expands its coverage in one of the most dominant areas of the business of sports.
Smith, who spent the past year freelancing for the Associated Press and AL.com covering Alabama football and athletics, will cover the national college football beat for FOS. That will include everything from NIL deals to media rights, coach buyouts to conference realignment, and the power brokers who loom over the sport, from commissioners and boosters to coaches and school executives.
“I live and breathe college football, and the latest business storylines are endlessly interesting to a broad audience,” Smith said. “Covering Alabama in many ways already felt like a national beat. Now I’m thrilled to be joining Front Office Sports to cover the sport at the national level.”
Prior to his time writing for the AP and AL.com, Smith covered Iowa football for the Des Moines Register and worked at The Athletic as its Alabama beat reporter. He has also been a frequent guest on The Paul Finebaum Show.
“Kenny is an energetic and talented reporter and personality, and we are pumped to bring him on as the college football season kicks off,” said Dan Roberts, editor-in-chief of Front Office Sports. “This sport has blown up to become one of the most fascinating topics to our audience.”
Smith begins at Front Office Sports today. He will be based in Atlanta.
About Front Office Sports
Front Office Sports is the leading multiplatform media and news organization covering the business of sports, boasting an audience that every month delivers more than 200 million social impressions, 35 million newsletter opens, 75 million video views, and 2.5 million page views. In addition, with more than 15 distribution partners, FOS content appears on screens in more than 50,000 buildings and venues across North America. Front Office Sports was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2021, AdWeek’s Hottest in Sports in 2022 and 2024, and listed on Inc. 5000 in 2023 and 2025, recognizing the fastest-growing private companies in America.
