From 1989 to 1993, Herbstreit played football as a quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He played in several games his junior season, and was the starting quarterback throughout his senior season.

Post-OSU Update: After graduating Ohio State in 1993, Kirk Herbstreit joined ESPN in 1996 as a college football analyst. He is a color commentator for ABC/ESPN college football broadcasts and, starting in 2022, announces Thursday night NFL games for Amazon.

Kirk Herbstreit is college football’s preeminent analyst and one of the most respected football minds of his generation. A five-time Sports Emmy Award winner as Best Analyst, Herbstreit’s name is synonymous with the sport of college football having been a mainstay of ESPN’s coverage for nearly three decades.

Jan 22, 2025 · On Monday, following the game, Herbstreit, who played quarterback for Ohio State in the early '90s and whose wife Alison was a cheerleader at the university, was seemingly taken aback by the ...

1 day ago · ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit name dropped the Ohio State Buckeyes as a potential college football contender for 2025, but the analyst revealed one concern.

Oct 24, 2024 · From high schools in the Midwest to colleges and the pros, Kirk Herbstreit is seemingly always on the gridiron. He's been a mainstay on the set at ESPN's "College Gameday," and more recently...

Jan 21, 2025 · Kirk Herbstreit, who played his college football at Ohio State as a quarterback from 1989-93, could not contain his emotions after watching his Buckeyes win the school's ninth national title, this ...

Kirk Herbstreit announced during Saturday during the broadcast of Alabama's dominant win over LSU that he is no longer part of the playoff rankings presentation, marking the end of his...

Nov 13, 2024 · ESPN released its second College Football Playoff selection committee rankings of the 2024 season on Tuesday night, but Kirk Herbstreit was nowhere to be found on the rankings release show....

Nov 13, 2024 · In what may have flown a bit under the radar during Saturday's battle between the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide and No. 15 LSU Tigers, ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit made an unexpected announcement.