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Ohio State TE Zak Herbstreit, son of ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, hospitalized

Ohio State tight end Zak Herbstreit has been hospitalized.

Herbstreit, the son of former Ohio State quarterback and lead ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit, is a preferred walk-on with the Buckeyes. Kirk Herbstreit posted a message from Zak to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon that said Zak was under the care of cardiologists in Columbus while noting in the tweet that Zak "has a long journey ahead of him."

“I have had a bit of a setback these past couple of weeks,” Zak’s statement said. “Not feeling right. Culminated with test results this past Friday that forced me into the hospital.