Approximately 15 seconds later while Kirk Herbstreit was talking, Ohio State snapped the ball and Will Howard tossed the ball to Emeka Egbuka. As Egbuka was brought down after a b

Kirk Herbstreit was emotional during ESPN's postgame, but insisted, "When I call these games I'm incredibly objective."

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.

Ohio State and Notre Dame face off for the national championship on Monday. How did ESPN's "College GameDay" pick the game:

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.

That, more anything anything, has impressed ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit.

After watching his alma mater win the college football national championship, ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, who was on the call for the game, was in tears.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman had a moment after the Ohio State Buckeyes won the national championship that caught the attention of the college football world. Freeman witnessed his team mount a late comeback before falling short, 34-23, to the Buckeyes.

Should Ohio State lure Hampton away from Eugene, it would be the second year in a row that the Buckeyes took a coach from Oregon. Last year, after running backs coach Tony Olford left Columbus to coach RBs for the Michigan Wolverines, the Buckeyes hired Ducks running backs coach Carlos Locklyn.

Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe will be on the call for the game, the fourth-straight time for Ohio State in the College Football Playoff. It will be Notre Dame’s first time with that broadcasting crew this playoffs. There will also be alternate broadcasts, for those looking for a different viewing experience.

The Texans have been a popular topic of conversation over the last couple of years with former Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud taking over as a rookie and impressing, to say the least. However, Houston regressed in 2024, and the Texans ended up firing OC Bobby Slovik earlier this week.

There are very few players who are more suited to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes than star pass rusher Jack Sawyer. He has embodied everything about the progr