The stars are out again for a highly anticipated matchup of Ohio State football and Texas.
After making the trip to Columbus for Ohio State's 14-7 victory last season, movie stars Matthew McConaughey and Glen Powell once more showed up to support their beloved Longhorns.
See which celebrities are in Austin for the Ohio State-Texas game below.
Connor has an ABSOLUTE leg, might be the best kick we've had! 💪

$600K to him and $600K to charity 💰PatMcAfeeShow | KirkHerbstreit | McConaughey pic.twitter.com/SeSEiAUmSV
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#mcconaughey #matthew

ESPN College GameDay was very profitable for one University of Texas student. Each Week on the pregame show, former kicker Pat McAfee picks one student to take part in his Kicking is Easy field goal contest. This week, he picked Connor Kacena-Merrell from Zionsville, Indiana. And Matthew McConnaghey was on hand to help.
The Texas student from the Indianapolis-area complimented McAfee on his philanthropic efforts and said he enjoyed watching McAfee and new Pro Football Hall of Famer Adam Vinatieri at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Colts.
The freshman also said he would donate half his winnings to Building Tomorrow, an Indianapolis-based non-profit organization that works with communities in East Africa to give children access to quality education.
Kacena-Merrell had plenty of leg in his first attempt, but pulled it just a little bit wide right. McConnaghey and ESPN College GameDay's Kirk Herbstreit each promised to add $100,000 to the pot and gave Kacena-Merrell a second chance. Kacena-Merrell took advantage.
The UT student booted a strong kick right down the middle to win $1.2 million dollars. No matter what happens at the Texas-Ohio State game tonight, it was a great day for the young man from Indiana.

#merrell #espn

A week after Nick Saban and Pat McAfee practically did an infomercial for the Protect College Sports Act during College GameDay, one of the bill's co-sponsors, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), was given the chance to make a full-throated defense of the bill and why it needed to be passed by the Senate and House, with Cruz previously saying that if passed, President Donald Trump would sign it into law on a future episode of ESPN's flagship college football show.
Even by the standards of College GameDay, which has been known to put its thumb on the scale when it wanted, this whole affair has been wildly inappropriate. It's one thing for Kirk Herbstreit to chastise football players for opting out of meaningless bowl games; it's another thing for the show to put its full weight behind a Congressional bill without providing ample time to those proponents and opponents, especially when those who oppose the bill do so on the grounds that it will negatively impact the earning ability of the athletes who make the sport work.
However, it helps you understand this all-out blitz when you realize where ESPN's parent company is putting its money.
Joedy McCreary at OpenSecrets recently laid out the fight surrounding the PCSA, spelling out which entities are pushing for it and which are pushing back.
Per McCreary, several major broadcasting and cable companies are putting their money where their mouth is. The National ****** ociation of Broadcasters (NAB) and NCTA – the Internet and Television ****** ociation lobbied for the legislation. Amazon, Paramount Skydance, and Disney (which owns ESPN) listed the college sports measure among the dozens of bills they worked on between April 1 and June 30.

#bill #sports

ESPN College GameDay hasn't been the same since saying goodbye to the legendary Lee Corso one year ago. The 91-year-old Corso bid farewell to the iconic college football pregame show, but recently reconnected with his good friend Kirk Herbstreit.
This week, Herbstreit revealed that he met up with Corso before the start of the season, and shared some details from their emotional reunion.
In an article with US Weekly, discussed a meeting at the Orlando airport, where he and Corso got some quality time together.
"By the time I landed, there he is," Herbstreit said. "We hugged, embraced. He was emotional because we haven't seen each other in a while. When he cried, it made me cry. Because he's my guy. We were able to hang out for probably 20 or 30 minutes and just kind of get caught up."
MORE: Scott Van Pelt, ESPN SportsCenter honor Barry Melrose with touching tribute video

#corso #gameday #kirk #weekly

Kirk Herbstreit has revealed his top three college football teams after an action-packed opening week. The ESPN ***** yst highlighted Miami, Indiana and LSU after seeing their new-look rosters make early statements.
Speaking on "The Stephen A. Smith Show," Stephen A. Smith asked Herbstreit to name the nation's best teams. Herbstreit immediately pointed toward Miami before naming the defending national champion and LSU.
"I got to start with Darian Mensah transferring over from Duke down to Miami," Herbstreit said. He praised Miami after the Hurricanes "just blew Stanford out of the water," putting them firmly in his early playoff discussion.
MORE: Updated 2026 Heisman odds entering Week 2: Can anyone catch Darian Mensah?
Miami's quarterback change has immediately become a major storyline. Mensah arrived from Duke with questions about his transition, but Herbstreit liked what he saw alongside Malachi Toney and the Hurricanes' supporting cast.

#Miami

The game of the week for college football looks to be the top 5 matchup when the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes travel to Austin, TX to take on the No. 4 Texas Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12 on ABC.
Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler will lead the broadcast. The Longhorns are favored by 1.5 points.
Ohio State holds a 3-2 lead in the all-time series between the teams, including a 28-14 win in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10, 2025 and a 14-7 win at the Shoe on Aug. 30, 2025 in week one of last season.
College football: Texas braces for rematch with No. 1 Ohio State after previous close losses to the Buckeyes
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#ohio #college #buckeyes

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Kirk Ferentz is the Big Ten's all-time winningest football coach, but Ferentz has never led his team, the Iowa Hawkeyes, to the College Football Playoff and isn't a favorite to do so this season. The No. 21 Hawkeyes made a big quarterback decision Friday and have a tough task ahead on Saturday vs. Iowa State, with hope springing anew for a first-ever playoff season.
On Friday, ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit joined The Pat McAfee Show where he laid out how the Hawkeyes can snap their playoff drought.
"I feel like they are (a fringe playoff team) every year," Herbstreit said. "I always look at Iowa with Kirk Ferentz as a team that is always knocking on that ten-win mark. I don't think they get credit to be honest with you because of the style of ball they play.
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#iowa #herbstreit #clutchpoints

ESPN's "College GameDay" was back last weekend for Lane Kiffin's LSU debut, and in Week 2, it will air live from one of the most anticipated regular-season games of the 2026 season. GameDay will be at Ohio State vs. Texas in Austin, Texas.
GameDay starts at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN and runs until noon on Saturday, Sept. 12. The crew consisting of Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, Nick Saban and Pat McAfee will have their game picks and all the Week 2 ****** ysis.
In recent years, GameDay has been criticized for prioritizing SEC games over traveling across the country to showcase other college game-day atmospheres. This week, however, GameDay did not mess around, selecting the marquee matchup of the week between the Longhorns and Buckeyes. Other options included Kentucky hosting Alabama and Oklahoma at Michigan, but even those aren't top-4 battles like Texas-Ohio State.
Actor Glenn Powell, who completed his undergraduate degree at Texas, will be the celebrity guest picker.
The show also already announced that it will attend the LSU at Ole Miss game in Week 3.

#gameday #ohio

College football's opening week gave prediction market traders on Kalshi and Polymarket plenty of fun, intense moments. Week 2 arrives with fresh injuries and shaky performances shaping the numbers.
Kalshi and Polymarket have priced six games with noteworthy separation between favorite and underdog, but a few of those splits look wider than what showed up on the field last weekend. Here are picks on all six.
MORE: Kirk Herbstreit makes 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship pick
(College football) Boston College Eagles running back Evan ***** ens (23) carries the ball against the Cincinnati Bearcats in the second half at Nippert Stadium.
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#college #kalshi #week

Cam Newton is calling out the commonality between Troy Aikman, Tom Brady, Cris Collinsworth, Kirk Herbstreit, Tony Romo, and J.J. Watt.
After Dan Le Batard highlighted the perpetual cycle of white guys getting most NFL broadcasting jobs, especially in primetime, Newton continued the conversation on his 4th & 1 show, wondering what metric networks use to hire ******* ysts.
"Is it the position you played? Is it your resume as a player?" Newton asked. "Or is it just the likability? Because if we're talking about how did Kirk Herbstreit get that deal? We know how Tom Brady got his deal. How does Tony Romo get his deal? We know how Troy Aikman got his deal. How does Cris Collinsworth get his deal? These are all mainstream color commentators that we see. We're seeing these faces, as if to say Charles Davis is not capable…RGIII is not capable. Jonathan Vilma, is he capable? Jason McCourty, is he capable?"
Newton went on to note Louis Riddick briefly had a primetime ******* yst role on Monday Night Football until ESPN tapped him on the shoulder to say Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were taking over. Newton also cited Nate Burleson and Michael Strahan as NFL players turned media personalities who are more than qualified to be a lead ******* yst on a primetime game.
"Do you not think Ryan Clark is capable? We've seen it," Newton continued. "Brandon Marshall, he's a sharp guy. You got a guy like Emmanuel Acho, who verbally, his vernacular can hold its own with whoever. Do you always have to be a quarterback? Well, J.J. Watt's not a quarterback. Luke Kuechly is not a quarterback. So what's the metric here?"

#deal #troy #aikman #primetime

Kirk Herbstreit is reflecting on his start at ESPN and the three-decade-plus career he's now celebrating at College GameDay
The commentator and former Ohio State quarterback shares his concerns about the lack of cohesive leadership in the college football world
Despite the challenges, Herbstreit is encouraged by the sport's popularity and is looking forward to kicking off College GameDay's new season
As Kirk Herbstreit gears up for his 30th season with ESPN's College GameDay, the veteran sports commentator can't help but notice how much things have changed.
"The internet was just starting!" Herbstreit, 57, says of life back in the mid-1990s. Herbstreit was 26 at the time and enjoying his gig as a radio host—a job, he says, he was content to do forever.

#gameday #despite

Country music singer Lainey Wilson will serve as the guest picker on College Gameday for LSU football vs. Clemson on Saturday. The two sides meet for a Week One clash under the lights in Iger Stadium for the back half of a home-and-home set.
Wilson, a Louisiana native, made an appearance on SEC Nation in Baton Rouge last season. During an interview with Laura Rutledge, Wilson talked about her small town roots as well as her love for LSU. Now, she'll be sitting alongside Nick Saban, Pat MacAfee and Kirk Herbstreit before the Tigers open the 2026 season.
Soon after the announcement, Wilson joined The Pat McAfee show to talk about her selection as the guest picker and said she plans to perform on College Gameday. She follows in the footsteps of some of the most famous LSU alumni, such as Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne.
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"I'm just fired up to go back home," Wilson said. "I cannot tell you the amount of fun I have had at LSU football games."

#picker #gameday #baton #back

ESPN's "College GameDay" makes its return in Week 1 after sitting out Week 0. GameDay will attend the Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers game in Week 1 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU is starting the coach Lane Kiffin era and faces a challenge from one of the ACC's better teams in Clemson.
GameDay starts at 9 a.m. ET and runs until noon on Saturday, Sept. 5. GameDay will be aired on ESPN. The GameDay crew is expected to make their preseason national championship picks during the show, but we already know who Kirk Herbstreit thinks will win it all.
GameDay chose the Clemson-LSU game over other top Week 1 contests on Saturday like Auburn vs. Baylor, Boise State at Oregon, Washington State at Washington and UCLA at California. Other quality Week 1 games include Wisconsin versus Notre Dame and Louisville versus Ole Miss on Sunday. SMU also plays at Florida State on Monday. GameDay typically only attends games that are on Saturdays during the regular season.
In addition to the Clemson-LSU game, GameDay already announced that it plans to attend the Ohio State at Texas game in Week 2 and the LSU at Ole Miss game in Week 3.
Week 1: Clemson at LSU (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

#clemson #tigers #baton #rouge

The 2026 college football season got underway with Week 0, but things really kick into gear in the coming days with Week 1.
There will be FBS games from Thursday through Monday, led by a jam-packed slate on Saturday.
The Fox "Big Noon" game will feature defending champion Indiana hosting North Texas, with Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt on the call.
ESPN's top broadcast team of Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call the first game of the Lane Kiffin era at LSU against Dabo Swinney and Clemson on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. ET).
No. 2 Oregon will host Boise State with Brad Nessler and new lead ***** yst Charles Davis providing the broadcast duties for CBS on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET).

#game #call #Monday

Kirk Herbstreit and wife Alison Herbstreit share four sons — and, according to the ESPN **** yst, that was not an accident.
"My wife was a gymnast," Kirk, 57, said on the Tuesday, August 25, episode of the Bussin With the Boys podcast. "So when we would get done … she heard the male sperm were faster. She would do a headstand or handstand. She would go up on the bed, and we're four for four."
Despite their apparent success rate, Kirk added that he "wanted a girl."
While there is no evidence to support the Herbstreit's theory, Kirk and Alison share sons Jake and Tye, both 26, Zak, 23, and Chase, 19. The couple met while he was playing college football at the Ohio State University and she was a cheerleader.
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#four

Kirk Herbstreit revealed the "trick" his wife, a former gymnast, did in order to ensure they would have boys
The ESPN college football **** yst said his wife would do handstands after **** to try for boys
Jason Kelce reshared the post on X, tagging his wife Kylie Kelce
Kirk Herbstreit is sharing his secret to fathering four boys — and proud girl dad Jason Kelce might be interested in trying it.
The ESPN college football **** yst, 57, appeared during a recent episode of the Bussin' with the Boys podcast and explained that his wife Alison Herbstreit — a former college cheerleader — would do a handstand after **** to make sure they had sons.

#boys #herbstreit #kirk #former

North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick led his squad to a 15-10 victory over TCU in their season opener in Dublin, Ireland. The hard-fought win allowed the Tar Heels to avenge last year's blowout loss against the Horned Frogs.
ESPN **** yst Kirk Herbstreit praised the program following the impressive performance on both sides of the ball. He pointed out the immediate turnarounds Belichick brought to North Carolina this season.
Kirk Herbstreit praised Bill Belichick and North Carolina after the Tar Heels beat TCU in Dublin, Ireland. The win came after a rough start to his North Carolina career.
Herbstreit pointed to the team's improvement on both sides of the ball. He noted the difference from last season's struggles. The Tar Heels finished 4-8 in Belichick's first year, which left many fans unsure about the program's direction.
Jan 9, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; ESPN **** yst Kirk Herbstreit before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

#dublin #espn

When you think of College GameDay, you think of a festive, joyous atmosphere that celebrates college football and campuses around the country. But it wasn't always that way, especially if Lee Corso dared to pick the visiting team.
Before his retirement at the beginning of last season, Corso's mascot headgear pick was the climax of the program and one of the highlights of televised sports every week across the fall. Thankfully, ESPN has decided to retire the tradition along with him as it hasn't been picked up since. But the hype and anticipation for who he would pick and whether he would ride with the home team or dare to go against the grain was a huge deal.
And it was apparently too huge for some.
Longtime College GameDay ******* yst Kirk Herbstreit appeared on The Press Box podcast with Bryan Curtis at The Ringer and detailed a couple of scary incidents where fans were so upset over Corso's headgear picks that they actually threw projectiles at the set in the early years of the road show. Once it was a golf ball, and another time it was a full beer can. Herbstreit said that after the second occasion, the show put up a protective net behind the stage to ensure the safety of the on-air personalities.
"I remember two different occasions. We were at LSU doing an LSU-Alabama game and Corso picked Alabama. And he put on an elephant hat. This is before he did the helmets. And he had a massive Alabama red or crimson flag with an "A" on it and he's picking Alabama right in the heart of Baton Rouge. And here comes a golf ball flying from I don't know, 30 yards out, and it just happened to hit the flag that he was waving and it landed right on the desk," Herbstreit said.

#herbstreit

Lee Corso retired at the beginning of the 2025 college football season, leaving the show in the hands of Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban and Pat McAfee. One of the most beloved figures in college football media, Corso had been with the show since its inception in 1987.
Herbstreit joined the show as a sideline ***** yst in 1995 and replaced Craig James on the desk the next season. Three decades later, it's clear ESPN made the right choice, but early in Herbstreit's run with the show someone at the network apparently didn't think it was working as well as it could.
Herbstreit shared the story on The Press Box podcast (via Awful Announcing):
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"I remember about the middle of the year, a guy came up to me at ESPN who worked on GameDay [and said], 'You'll never last if you don't figure out how to aggressively go after Corso,' because that's what Craig had done," Herbstreit said. "I just didn't think that I could do that."

#Football #espn

Self-proclaimed diehard Cincinnati Reds fan Kirk Herbstreit, who grew up in Centerville, Ohio, appeared Aug. 27 on ESPN's "Pat McAfee Show" to discuss a number of topics, including his dissatisfaction with the 2026 Reds.
"My whole life I grew up watching and listening to every Reds baseball game," Herbstreit explained during the broadcast. "I am a diehard Reds baseball fan. And after 13 years of underachieving, I am always a fan. But I am so beyond ****** off with the lack of competitive fire from the organization. They've beaten it out of me."
"Look at the stands," Herbstreit continued. "I'm not the only one. Look at all the (empty) red seats at the home games. It is what it is. … When I was growing up, Reds' baseball was as proud as any professional organization there was in all of sports, not just baseball. They don't have that now. Hopefully they'll get it back one day. I'm still a fan. I just get disgusted with them."
Herbstreit made similar remarks on McAfee's show in July, going into painstaking detail about how challenging it is for him to root for the Reds.

#reds #look #diehard

Kaden Wetjen did not need long to make an impression in his first NFL game.
The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver and return specialist turned heads during Thursday night's 28-9 preseason victory over the Green Bay Packers, catching two passes for 79 yards and a touchdown while displaying the explosive speed that made him one of college football's most dangerous return specialists.
His performance was impressive enough to draw praise from ESPN college football **** yst Kirk Herbstreit, who appeared on The Pat McAfee Show and offered a strong endorsement of the former Iowa standout.
"Kaden Wetjen out of Iowa is a freak," Herbstreit said. "I'm excited to see what the Steelers are gonna be able to do this year."
Wetjen's biggest play came on a 74-yard catch-and-run from fellow rookie Drew Allar. Wetjen caught the pass in stride, turned on his speed and raced deep into Green Bay territory, immediately demonstrating that his value to Pittsburgh may extend well beyond special teams.

#steelers #return #turned

Each fall, Kirk Herbstreit is one of the busiest men in America. Herbstreit traverses the United States weekly, balancing out his broadcasting duties for ESPN and Amazon Prime Video.
In order to keep up the pace, Herbstreit has to be healthy. On Friday, the longtime College GameDay ******* yst revealed during an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" that he spent six weeks in bed this offseason due to a serious back issue.
After McAfee complimented Herbstreit on his tan and fresh appearance, the 56-year-old broadcaster shared his health plight publicly for the first time.
"I couldn't walk. I couldn't leave my house for six weeks," Herbstreit said.
Herbstreit continued, recalling how he and his wife were in Las Vegas in June for Kenny Chesney's opening night at The Sphere. The next day, they went to breakfast, and when the former Ohio State quarterback stood up to leave, he was unable to move.

#kirk

The college football world will descend on Baton Rouge for Week 1 of the 2026 season. LSU football hosts Clemson in the back half of a home-and-home. College GameDay, ESPN's morning show, will tape live on LSU's campus to ring in the season.
LSU always brings one of the most lively crowds to College GameDay. There will be a lot of buzz around the state on September 5. Lane Kiffin will lead the Tigers onto the field for the first time as LSU's head coach. The team is filled with highly-touted newcomers, such as quarterback Sam Leavitt.
One of the most exciting parts of College GameDay comes toward the end when the guest picker takes the table alongside Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit to cast votes for that day's slate of games. The picker typically has a connection to the host school.
Recent guest pickers for LSU include Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne. Other schools dip more into the entertainment **** e of celebrities who are fans of the school and not necessarily alumni.
Here are five potential College Gameday guest pickers for LSU vs. Clemson.

#college #clemson #season #picker

With the explosion of conference expansion in recent years, it can be harder than ever for friends and family of college football players to attend games in person due to the increased geographic ground to cover.
Miami running back Mark Fletcher Jr.'s mom Linda makes it a priority to get to her son's games, but has a notable dislike for flying. Her commute to Hurricanes games just got a whole lot more comfortable thanks to former Miami wide receiver Michael Irvin.
Irvin presented Linda Fletcher with a custom Miami Hurricanes RV that will take her across the country in style this season. The top of the RV reads "Fetching Fletchers", and is outfitted with the white, orange and green colors of the Hurricanes' jerseys.
Fletcher Jr. spoke to Kirk Herbstreit and Joey Galloway last January about his mom's dedication to driving wherever it takes to watch her son play.
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#college #irvin #mark

ESPN has unveiled its college football commentator lineup for the 2026 season, with Tom Hart and Roy Philpott moving into expanded roles following the departures of longtime play-by-play announcers Mark Jones and Dave Flemming.
At the top for ESPN, not much has changed. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe will return as ESPN's lead college football crew. Fowler and Herbstreit are entering their 13th year in that role for ESPN.
To pair with Fowler and Herbstreit, ESPN has hired a new lead rules ****** yst, with 22-year official Steve Shaw joining the booth. Previously, he served as the NCAA's secretary-rules editor for football and national coordinator of officials. Overall, ESPN will have four rules ****** ysts on the roster this year, with Shaw joining Matt Austin, Bill LeMonnier and Jerry McGinn.
The biggest changes involve the departures of Mark Jones and Dave Flemming.
Jones, who has long been paired with Roddy Jones, has been replaced by Tom Hart. Hart previously called SEC Network's SEC Saturday Night primetime games for the past 10 seasons. Quint Kessenich will join Hart and Jones as the sideline reporter.

#hart

The Notre Dame football season is extremely close to starting, and you can now add a former Ohio State player as one who believes in what head coach Marcus Freeman has built for this fall.
Kirk Herbstreit, the former Buckeye quarterback and current ESPN College GameDay ******* yst and color commentator joined the Pat McAfee Show to discuss who he thinks will win the College Football Playoff. After some back and forth with the panel, he landed on the Irish taking the crown.
Other picks were Oregon, Ohio State and Miami, who Herbstreit also mentioned as a team that he is very high on as well. He went on to say that CJ Carr is “the real deal” as the preseason hype for the starting quarterback grows. It will be very interesting to see who Herbstreit ends up picking when the Hurricanes and Irish face off in early November.
Regardless of that outcome, he thinks that both those teams have the potential for a rematch in the championship game, one that would be a great conclusion to the home-and-home series that Notre Dame and Miami have had the past two years.
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#ohio

With the conclusion of Texas A&M's appearance at SEC Media Days on Wednesday afternoon, the Aggies are full speed ahead towards the 2026 season opener vs. Missouri State on Saturday, Sept. 5, and for third-year coach Mike Elko, building on last season's immense success after making it to the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history remains the primary focus.
Already establishing a strong culture, Elko's decision to elevate wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins as the new offensive coordinator received plenty of skepticism from both the fan base and national media alike, but during Wednesday's press conference, Elko continued to cheerlead his decision, which should pay off given that Marcel Reed returns at quarterback for his second full starting season.
Among the national media, ESPN and Amazon Prime Video college football and NFL ****** yst Kirk Herbstreit, one of the hardest-working men in the sports broadcasting landscape, shares a history with Marcel Reed after his sons played with the redshirt junior signal-caller at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee.
However, that doesn't mean Herbstreit has avoided criticizing the Aggie QB when warranted, especially after his poor performance against Texas and Miami in the first round of the CFP, but he remains one of the few, now including former Alabama coach Nick Saban, who fully believe Marcel Reed, similar to Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss, to be one of the best overall athletes in the country.
During his appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, Herbstreit stated that he believes Texas A&M could "make a run" towards a national ****** le this season with Marcel Reed leading the way.

#herbstreit