ESPN is running it back. The Worldwide Leader is bringing Skip Bayless back to do battle with his longtime co-host Stephen A. Smith on “First Take” in a one-time reunion on Friday . The legendary sports debaters worked together on the show for nearly 16 years until Bayless departed for Fox Sports — a move that saw the pair enter a yearslong feud. Stephen A. Smith poses on the red carpet at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. REUTERS The hot-take artist, 74, exited FS1 in 2024 , stirring up rumors of him making a return to ESPN alongside Smith, though the latter wasn’t exactly into the idea. “I have moved on,” Smith said at the time. Bayless has since been posting to his YouTube channel and co-hosting a show for Underdog. They’ve dipped their toes into potential reunions over the years, though there were snags. Skip Bayless on his eponymous YouTube show. @SkipBaylessShow/X “We tried in 2020, to his credit,” Bayless revealed on Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” podcast in 2024.…