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Kirk Herbstreit Says “There’s Nobody More Thrilled Than Me” When Ohio State Does Well, But Fully Supports Son’s Decision to Play at Michigan

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.