Skip Bayless And Stephen A. Smith To Reunite On Espn's 'first Take' For One Day Only

Skip Bayless is returning to ESPN’s “First Take” — but for a very constricted clip only.

Bayless will subordinate Stephen A. Smith connected Friday’s section of nan celebrated sports statement show successful what nan web describes arsenic “a one-time reunion” betwixt nan 2 men who haven’t hosted nan programme together successful astir 10 years.

Bayless appeared connected “First Take” from nan show’s inception successful 2007 until he near ESPN successful 2016. Smith has remained connected “First Take,” which he presently hosts pinch Shae Cornette.

It was Smith’s thought to bring backmost Bayless arsenic a typical guest, according to a personification acquainted pinch nan business but not authorized to talk it publicly.

After leaving ESPN, Bayless joined Fox Sports, wherever he co-hosted likewise formatted show “Undisputed” — for overmuch of nan clip pinch co-host Shannon Sharpe — from 2016- to 2024. He presently hosts a podcast, “The Skip Bayless Show,” and is simply a regular contributor connected nan integer sports show “The Arena: Gridiron,” starring Gilbert Arenas.

In 2024, Smith addressed rumors of Bayless perchance re-joining “First Take.”

“Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith, together arsenic partners, moving crossed from each different connected a statement show, is over,” Smith said connected his podcast. “It’s been over. And this is not nan first clip I’ve said it. There’s nary negativity aliases shadiness being thrown connected Skip Bayless. I person moved on.”