Kirk Herbstreit has been a long-time supporter of the Ohio State football program.
He, at one point, was a quarterback in Columbus, playing for the Buckeyes from 1989 to 1992. In his senior season, he ended with 1,904 passing yards and 4 touchdowns.
Now a high-profile ESPN analyst, Herbstreit wasn’t always that star in the booth, and he talked about how he’s still that same Ohio State football “junkie” on Saturday.
“At the end of the day, I’m no different than anybody sitting on their couch, I just prepare and talk about it. I’m an Ohio State junkie. And so when they do well, and I’m able to enjoy it, there’s nobody more thrilled than me. So yeah, I’ll be locked in, and if that Scarlet and Gray confetti comes down, I’m gonna be trying to race to get to the field to hug my son and be a part of that celebration if they’re lucky enough to win,” Herbstreit said at the national championship game media day via Eleven Warriors.
Don’t worry though as Peter was able to be there for all to see as well.
Peter is locked in and ready for @CFBPlayoff Media Day…just waiting on his first question 🤣 pic.twitter.com/WP3JYOsqQ1
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) January 18, 2025
Herbstreit has had many takes on Ohio State football this season, and one of them was defending the program after many claimed its success was only because it was able to buy its stars in the transfer portal.
He went on a monologue on how the Buckeyes have the bulk of their stars developed internally after recruiting them at the high school level. He’s not wrong either, although the team did notably bring in talent like Caleb Downs.
That said, Herbstreit seemed to make it clear that he’s a fan first and an analyst second.
