Kirk Herbstreit grew up respecting Notre Dame, but the former Ohio State quarterback from near Dayton also wanted to beat the Fighting Irish.
After getting emotional on camera during the National Championship broadcast, Kirk Herbstreit revealed why the tears started flowing
Kirk Herbstreit wasn’t able to hold back his emotions after Ohio State won the national championship on Monday night. A day later, Herbstreit revealed there was more happening in his life that previously had not been shared widely.
Herbstreit — a Centerville, Ohio, native — graduated from Ohio State after playing with the Buckeyes from 1989 to 1992.
Ryan Day and Ohio State capped their memorable College Football Playoff run with a national crown Monday night.
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit had college football fans buzzing over his family dog, Peter. Herbstreit used to be with his golden retriever Ben, who accompanied him to work and various events.
ESPN broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit felt all the emotions during his postgame debrief with Scott Van Pelt and Chris Fowler after his Ohio State Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff national title.
When asked about the Buckeyes’ 34-23 win over Notre Dame, the ESPN analyst, who also quarterbacked Ohio State from 1989-93 and has a son currently on the team, became emotional and wiped away tears during the network’s postgame show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
When the Ohio State Buckeyes take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday night in the CFP national championship game, they'll have one of their own on the call in the booth.ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit,
Kirk Herbstreit made an admission on the air Monday after Ohio State won the national championship. The Ohio State Buckeyes dominated Notre Dame for most
That, more anything anything, has impressed ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit.
ATLANTA – Kirk Herbstreit grew up watching Notre Dame highlights from a Dayton-area department store, respecting the Fighting Irish but also wanting to see them lose. “I used to go to a ...