Kirk Herbstreit Called Out Ohio State's Coaches After Son's Commitment

12/19/2024 01:35 PM

When college football fans think of Kirk Herbstreit, they likely know that he was once the starting quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Herbstreit, an Ohio native, has been one of the program's most notable supporters since leaving the school in 1993, even though he's been a neutral broadcaster for much of that time.

The Herbstreit family made headlines earlier this month when Kirk's son announced his college commitment decision. In a surprising turn of events, Chase Herbstreit made his decision to attend and play college football at the University of Michigan.

This week, Kirk acknowledged his son's decision and respects it, but he took issue with how Ohio State handled the end of his son's recruitment.

"It was a family only event this past Sunday, and I went in there really nervous to wonder how the Ohio State coaches - because none of them texted me congratulations on Chase," Herbstreit said.

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Herbstreit is a prominent former Ohio State player, but it does make sense that Ohio State coaches refused to acknowledge his son committing to their most hated rival.

"Ohio State did not really pursue him to the point of offering a scholarship," Herbstreit said about his son on the "Pardon My Take" podcast. 

According to On3's Hayes Fawcett, Chase Herbstreit will be on scholarship at Michigan, likely a major factor into his decision.

Herbstreit acknowledged that Ohio State - and other programs - are in a difficult position with the new scholarship rules in the sport as well as the rapid nature of the transfer portal.

"That's a big thing with this new world that you talked about right now, you can have 85 on scholarship, but 125 are in the program. Well, the new world that you're referring to, this red share football, is going to be affected, but it's going to go down to 105, so you can only have 105 guys on your team," he said.

"Yeah, I've kind of stayed out of that world a little bit," Herbstreit said, referring to the reaction from both fanbases to his son's commitment.

"I haven't seen a whole lot of reaction intentionally, just because I know people are thrilled, 20% are going to be jackasses. So I just decided, it's one thing to take shots at me, but if you take a shot at my kid and you want to get in a fight, it's not hard for me to want to do that. So I just, I just try to ignore that stuff the best that I can, and just kind of stay focused on the positive."

We'll see how things go when Chase Herbstreit begins his college career with Michigan in 2025.

Related: Kirk Herbstreit Reveals Why His Son Committed To Michigan Over Ohio State