Kirk Herbstreit still bleeds scarlet and gray.
While the former Ohio State quarterback has drawn the ire of many Buckeye fans because of his comments last month describing 15-20% of the Ohio State fanbase as “lunatic fringe,” the ESPN commentator says he’ll be as happy as anyone – even if he can’t openly root for the Buckeyes during Monday night’s game broadcast – if Ohio State wins this year’s national championship.
“At the end of the day, I'm no different than anybody sitting on their couch, I just prepare and talk about it,” Herbstreit said at Saturday’s national championship game media day.