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<p><a href="/biography/kirk-herbstreit">Kirk Edward Herbstreit</a> is an American <a href="/biography/kirk-herbstreit">college football analyst</a> for ESPN's <em>College GameDay</em>. He also provides color commentary for college football games on ESPN and ABC, and Herbstreit has won five Sports Emmy Awards in various categories for his television work.</p>

<p>Kirk works for ESPN's <em>College GameDay</em>, which broadcasts college football games. Before moving on to a broadcasting career, he was a <a href="/biography/kirk-herbstreit">quarterback</a> for Ohio State. Though he was mainly a backup for his first three seasons, he became the starting quarterback as a senior in 1992.</p>

<h2>Kirk told his father that he wanted to be successful in college football like him. Kirk liked watching and listening to sports announcers such as <a href="/biography/keith-olbermann">Keith Olberman</a>, Vince McMahon, <a href="/biography/chris-berman">Chris Berman</a>, Monty Hall, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Michaels">Al Michaels</a>. He wanted to become a professional college football player, primarily before becoming a sports commentator after his playing career.</h2>

<p>Kirk graduated from Centerville High School in Ohio. During his senior year there, he was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards">Gatorade Player of the Year</a>. Along with football, Kirk was also an exceptional <a href="/biography/kirk-herbstreit">baseball player</a>. After waiting four years, he finally got his chance to lead the team as a senior in 1992. That same year brought him much recognition as he was named co-captain and voted the team MVP. His 1992 season included four 200 yard games.</p>

<h2>Child/wife</h2>

<p>Kirk married his college sweetheart, Alison Butler, in 1998; the two met at Ohio State, where she was a cheerleader. The couple had four sons during their marriage. Jake and Tye are identical twins. Their third son Zak is two years younger than the twins, and the youngest son Chase is four years younger than Zak.</p>

<p>In 2007, a satirical blog post falsely claimed that Kirk had a years-long affair with the wife of a Columbus police officer. The story was fiction and was never reported by any credible news outlet, although it was later repeated as fact on several websites. Online rumors have also linked Kirk to <a href="/biography/erin-andrews">Erin Andrews</a>, but he and his wife have never publicly addressed the rumor.</p>

<p>Despite these rumors, Kirk and Alison have remained married.</p>

<h2>Career and Net Worth/Salary</h2>

<p>Kirk's college football statistics as a quarterback include 2,437 passing yards, 197 completions, 349 attempts, 11 interceptions, and five touchdowns. Kirk played the quarterback position for Ohio State University from 1989 to 1992.</p>

<p>During the final season of his college football career, Kirk completed 155 of 264 passes for 1,904 yards with four touchdowns and six interceptions. Ohio State University college football officials offended Kirk Herbstreit when they limited Kirk's passing attempts. He felt that he could have had more success if given more chances to pass the ball.</p>

<p>He held the Ohio State record for pass completions, and he completed 28 passes in a tie against the University of Michigan. The very next year, he graduated with a degree in Business Administration.</p>

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<p>Kirk's father was more successful than his son in college football. His father, Jim Herbstreit, was an Ohio State co-captain in 1960. After 1960, Kirk's father served as an assistant coach for Ohio State. Even though he never reached his father's level of success, Kirk was happy to have played at the same college as his father.</p>

<p>Kirk never entered the National Football League because he wasn't a good enough prospect to get drafted. He didn't get sad because he went on to become a successful sports analyst and commentator. Even though his college football career wasn't impressive, his fans always appreciated him.</p>

<h2>Sports Broadcasting</h2>

<p>In 1996, Kirk debuted as a college football analyst and commentator alongside <a href="/biography/chris-fowler">Chris Fowler</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Corso">Lee Corso</a> on <em>ESPN College GameDay</em>. He also served as an analyst for ABC'S college football show together with <a href="/biography/brent-musburger">Brent Musburger</a>. <a href="/biography/brent-musburger">Brent Musburger</a> often referred to Kirk as "Herbie" and sometimes jokingly as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Gannon">Terry Gannon</a>. Kirk discusses college football games around the United States, analyzes each team player, and predicts the winner on the College GameDay show.</p>

<p>Kirk also writes for ESPN's website and magazine. Kirk also wrote a column for <em>The Sporting News</em> magazine every week. The name of his <em>Sporting News</em> column was "Inside the Game with Kirk." Kirk was most famous for his work on ESPN as a color commentator for Thursday night college football games. Since 2006, Kirk has broadcasted multiple Rose Bowls and National Championship Games. Since 2022, he has also been the analyst for Amazon Prime Video's <em>Thursday Night Football</em> NFL broadcasts alongside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Michaels">Al Michaels</a>.</p>

<p>Kirk gained several enemies throughout his career. His job is to analyze the game and to provide his unbiased opinion. When a negative thought about a team or a player would emerge, his fans would turn against him. Whenever a player would be fired, traded, or benched due to Kirk's comments, fans would turn against him. He was threatened by fans many times for providing biased information.</p>

<p>In 2007, he was widely criticized for spreading false reports. He reported to viewers that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Miles">Les Miles</a> would replace <a href="/biography/lloyd-carr">Lloyd Carr</a> as the primary coach at the University of Michigan. It is still unsure whether this was an act of misconduct or unethical behavior, or just a mistake on his part. The University of Michigan was his rival team when he served as a college football quarterback.</p>

<p>Kirk is involved in various charities and events like the 2012 Buckeye Cruise for Cancer and Make-a-Wish foundation. In 2009, he pursued a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he accused them of altering a policy about housing donations.</p>

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