ESPN sideline reporter Kris Budden fired back at Dave Portnoy after the Barstool Sports founder accused her of expressing "glee" while a graphic of Brigham Young's College Football Playoff chances appeared on the screen next to her. "You could actually listen to the television where I was talking about their week at practice, and had nothing to do with their chances at the playoffs," she wrote via X on Saturday, December 6, quoting his original post.. Portnoy, 48, posted a screenshot of Budden, 41, reporting from BYU's home stadium. The graphic said that the Cougars had a 99.