Kirk Herbstreit

Kirk works for ESPN's College GameDay, which broadcasts college football games. Before moving on to a broadcasting career, he was a quarterback for Ohio State. Though he was mainly a backup for his first three seasons, he became the starting quarterback as a senior in 1992.

Bio/age

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 Keith Olberman, Vince McMahon, Chris Berman, Monty Hall, and Al Michaels. He wanted to become a professional college football player, primarily before becoming a sports commentator after his playing career.

Kirk graduated from Centerville High School in Ohio. During his senior year there, he was the Gatorade Player of the Year. Along with football, Kirk was also an exceptional baseball player. 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.

Child/wife

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.

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 Erin Andrews, but he and his wife have never publicly addressed the rumor.

Despite these rumors, Kirk and Alison have remained married.

Career and Net Worth/Salary

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.

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.

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.