Kirk Herbstreit: Some Ohio State fans don’t like me ‘because I am fair, because I am…objective’
"I love Ohio State. I was a captain there... But when I call their games, they’re a team, and the other team’s a team."
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Kirk Herbstreit attempts to clarify social media about-face: ‘Sorry for any confusion’
"Had a lot going on with my family and found it best for my own mental health to avoid the trolls and people with bad intentions."
12 lessons learned from the 2024 college football season
Kirk Herbstreit reveals wife diagnosed with breast cancer last year
"I think what happened, I couldn't predict it, but when (the Buckeyes) won ... it was like almost, I don't know, maybe a release of all that pent-up stuff."
Kirk Herbstreit had emotional postgame response to Ohio State’s National Championship win
"I'm just fired up for these guys."
Kirk Herbstreit lauds Ryan Day’s perseverance amid criticism
"It's tough to be a coach at a premium school where you're expected to win every game."
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit reiterates fandom: ‘I’m an Ohio State junkie’
"At the end of the day, I'm no different than anybody sitting on their couch..."
Kirk Herbstreit says he won’t stop defending college football, even as it’s ‘tougher and tougher’ to do
"You get accused of trying to do something for whatever team or league you're trying to promote."
Kirk Herbstreit blasts Steelers’ slow start: ‘Where the hell is the fight?’
"This is the Pittsburgh Steelers! There's nothing! They're just going through the motions!"
Chris Fowler absolutely nailed TreVeyon Henderson’s 75-yard touchdown call: ‘[He] can make a house call from anywhere… Look out!’
"This is a hell of a call by Chris Fowler, who says the words 'house call' before Henderson had gained five yards."
Let’s talk about Kirk Herbstreit’s strange social media confession
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit confessed to deleting his social media account, but still posts regularly from them anyways?
Al Michaels ‘leaning’ toward return for 2025 season: ‘Why walk away?’
“I still get excited walking into a stadium. I still love to do what I do. So, why walk away?”
Kirk Herbstreit pushed back on Desmond Howard’s characterization Ohio State ‘bought’ players
"It's a hardened team that's been through a lot of sh*t."
After considering ‘GameDay’ departure, ‘you couldn’t kick [Kirk Herbstreit] off the set’
"I hope it’ll last a long time, having that group together that we have."
Kirk Herbstreit claims to have deleted social media: ‘My son tweets stuff out’
"I deleted Twitter a long time ago."
Kirk Herbstreit denies claims of ESPN having SEC bias: ‘Are you kidding me?’
"You don't want these small little Clemson's and these small little southern schools when it comes to cheering for ratings."
Kirk Herbstreit bemoans ‘false narratives’ over his CFP commentary, gets Community Note’d
Whatever you think of Herbstreit, he always makes it very clear where he stands when it comes to who belongs in the CFP
Alabama’s ReliaQuest Bowl performance made ESPN’s college football pundits look silly
Kirk Herbstreit stunned to learn Al Michaels called NASCAR events
"What haven't you done?"
Kirk Herbstreit’s Caleb Williams comments were really strange
Kirk Herbstreit speculated about Caleb Williams' preparation habits, only to admit he had no evidence to suggest otherwise.
Al Michaels jokes Seahawks-Bears ended with same score as Mariners-White Sox
Surely fans of the Seahawks and Bears would hope to outscore their city's baseball teams next week.
NFL in crisis after Christmas Day blowouts fail to find the best teams
What if we applied the same logic from the College Football Playoff debate to the NFL after its two Christmas Day blowouts?
Stephen A. Smith: Kirk Herbstreit is ‘absolutely right’ about College Football Playoff
Stephen A. Smith agrees with Kirk Herbstreit’s critique of the College Football Playoff, emphasizing the need to prioritize the best teams.
ESPN-on-ESPN crime is having a moment
It's been a noisy end of 2024 for the Worldwide Leader.
Shannon Sharpe says he ‘cleared the air’ with Kirk Herbstreit over Ohio State commentary
"I believe you can stand up for your friends without taking a shot at your teammates. And I felt he was taking a shot at First Take."
