Rece Davis on Herbstreit criticism: ‘It really ticked me off’

One of Kirk Herbstreit’s colleagues at ESPN came to Herbstreit’s defense this week in response to his controversial comments during a segment on College GameDay this past Saturday. Speaking about college football players opting out of bowl games, Herbstreit stated, among other things, that “this era of player just doesn’t love football” like players back […]

Pro Football Hall of Famer fires back at Herbstreit

Kirk Herbstreit has had social media buzzing since his controversial comments Saturday morning during ESPN’s College GameDay show. The former Ohio State quarterback and longtime college football analyst expressed the opinion that, due to the large number of players opting out of bowl games nowadays, this “era of player just doesn’t love football” like players […]

Notre Dame safety takes exception to Herbstreit’s controversial comments

During ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday morning, Kirk Herbstreit gave a controversial take on the large number of players opting out for bowl games, saying that this “era of player just doesn’t love football” like players in their time loved football. One of the biggest stars to opt out of his team’s bowl game — Notre Dame safety […]

Herbstreit’s controversial comments on players opting out of bowl games

Kirk Herbstreit and ESPN’s College GameDay crew were live from Pasadena on Saturday morning ahead of the Rose Bowl matchup between Ohio State and Utah. During one segment of the show, Herbstreit, David Pollack and Desmond Howard discussed players opting out of bowl games. Herbstreit made it clear what he thinks about players not playing in […]

Analysts weigh in on Clemson having no opt-outs for Cheez-It Bowl

During a press conference on Sunday, Clemson super senior linebacker James Skalski explained why the Tigers didn’t have any players opt out of their Cheez-It Bowl matchup against Iowa State on Wednesday at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. “We get to play football,” Skalski said. “Yeah, we’ve been to the playoffs and on bigger […]