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Portnoy accuses Williams of spreading false claims about 2025 pizza-review incident

After mocking the Bears QB's injury reaction, the Barstool founder says Williams reposted misinformation about him.

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What to know

  • Portnoy criticized Williams' emotional reaction to a non-contact hamstring injury on Monday, calling him a 'thespian' and suggesting he overacted.
  • Williams reposted a false claim that Portnoy had a student arrested and expelled for throwing pennies at him, spreading misinformation.
  • Portnoy clarified the 2025 incident involved a college student who threw coins at him during a pizza review on camera; the student was arrested and voluntarily withdrew from Mississippi State.
  • Portnoy said he holds no grudge against Williams, attributing his repost to emotion over the injury; Williams has not responded to Portnoy's clarification.

“Regardless I will not hold this against Caleb. He's an emotional guy and in his feelings after tweaking his hammy. I am rooting for him and all of Chicago. When they go low I go high! Go Bears!”

Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports founder · NY Post / X ↗

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Portnoy accuses Williams of spreading false claims about 2025 pizza-review incident
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    Context surfaces on 2025 Portnoy incident at Mississippi State

    Coverage identified the student as Patrick McClintock, a 20-year-old Mississippi State student who harassed Portnoy with antisemitic remarks and threw coins at him during a pizza review in Starkville. McClintock was arrested and charged with disturbing the peace, and later withdrew from the university.

    “The man tweaked his hammy, and acted like both ACLs, MCLs, and everything else … what are we doing here?”
    — Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports founder · source
    1. 3 outlets Dave Portnoy accuses Caleb Williams of ‘spreading disinformation’ about him after injury drama

      first by NY Post, 1d ago · also Yahoo Sports, Awful Announcing

      2 more headlines
  2. background

    Williams reposts tweet alleging Portnoy had student arrested over coins — In response to Portnoy's mockery, Caleb Williams reposted an X user's tweet claiming Portnoy "had a kid arrested and expelled from school for throwing pennies at him," amplifying the false characterization to his followers.

  3. background

    Portnoy denies disinformation claim, clarifies 2025 pizza-review incident — Portnoy posted Tuesday morning that he woke to Williams "spreading disinformation" about him. He clarified that he did not get anyone arrested or expelled; rather, a student threw coins at him on camera during a pizza review, it went viral, and the student was subsequently arrested. Portnoy said he would not hold the false claim against Williams, describing him as "an emotional guy" dealing with a hamstring tweak.

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    Caleb Williams suffers non-contact hamstring injury in Bears loss

    Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams exited Sunday's 9-3 loss to Minnesota with a non-contact hamstring injury late in the fourth quarter. He was visibly emotional and carted off the field, though reporting indicated he avoided major injury and could return within weeks.

    1. 1 outlet Dave Portnoy accuses Caleb Williams of spreading misinformation

      first by Yahoo Sports, 1d ago

  5. background

    Portnoy mocks Williams' injury reaction on Wake Up Barstool — On Monday's episode of Wake Up Barstool on FS1, Dave Portnoy called Williams a "thespian" and joked that he "acted like both ACLs, MCLs, and everything else" had been torn despite only tweaking his hamstring.