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Pat McAfee in ESPN 'College GameDay' limbo as 2024 season looms

Pat McAfee's status for ESPN's "College GameDay" is up in the air.

ESPN star had eight Emmys repossessed in award scandal

Kirk Herbstreit said he was "naive to the whole thing" while discussing the infamous ESPN Emmys scandal, which was revealed in January.

Boston College coach leaving for Packers shows college football 'spiraling out of control'

The NIL movement may have pushed its first Power 5 coach to leave his job.

Kirk Herbstreit completely butchers Shohei Ohtani's name during 'TNF' broadcast

Somebody might want to tell Kirk Herbstreit how to pronounce Shohei Ohtani’s name correctly. 

NFL great calls for Chargers coach to be fired at halftime of disaster

Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit didn't sugarcoat Brandon Staley's reality as head coach of the Chargers after they got pummeled by the Raiders, 63-21, on Thursday.

ESPN college football analyst rants against 'despicable lunatic fringe' fans

Kirk Herbstreit lost it on angry Florida State football fans still fuming over the ACC champion's exclusion from the College Football Playoff. 

Kirk Herbstreit defends Al Michaels against 'bulls--t' narrative

Kirk Herbstreit and Al Michaels will call Thursday's Seahawks-Cowboys game in Arlington.

'Many of you are missing it': Kirk Herbstreit comes to Al Michaels' defense

Kirk Herbstreit believes his partner Al Michaels is getting unjustly smeared for a perceived lack of enthusiasm.

Al Michaels has strong feelings on retirement as criticism builds

Al Michaels can still do the job even if he sounds like he’s giving it 80 percent, but he should start having a retirement plan in mind.

Pat McAfee shades alleged Michigan sign-stealer after ESPN mic mishap

During Saturday's edition of "College GameDay," Kirk Herbstreit’s mic went out just as he was discussing the matchup between Kansas State and Texas.

Kirk Herbstreit vows to 'chill' more this football season

Herbstreit is entering his second season running the gauntlet of doing Thursday night NFL games on Amazon's Prime Video, combined with his ESPN responsibilities for "College GameDay" and Saturday night's...

Son of ESPN analyst out of hospital after heart scare

Zak Herbstreit is home after spending five days in the hospital due to a heart condition, according to his father, ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit.

ESPN star's son hospitalized with apparent heart issue

Kirk Herbstreit’s son, Zak, was hospitalized on Tuesday with what appears to be a heart issue. 

ESPN colleagues devastated by sudden death of 42-year-old director

Kirk Herbstreit and Louis Riddick were among those who spoke out about the beloved ESPN employee.

Why Kirk Herbstreit was 'infuriated' with The Athletic's Reds article

Kirk Herbstreit became "kind of infuriated" with the tenor of a recent story in The Athletic about the Cincinnati Reds.

The intriguing ESPN competition to be next in line after Kirk Herbstreit

There will be a QB battle for ESPN’s No. 2 college football spot. One was a Heisman Trophy winner, the other a national champion.

The 25 sports media people who had the most powerful 2022

Joe Buck? Tom Brady? Malika Andrews? Who made the biggest impact in sports media this year?

Popular 'College GameDay' personality absent due to health issues

Lee Corso did not join the rest of the crew of ESPN’s College GameDay on site Saturday morning at Jackson State University in Mississippi.

'Grim' Thursday night games are breaking Al Michaels

The Bears-Commanders game was another "Thursday Night Football" snoozefest and announcer Al Michaels couldn't take it.

ESPN analyst calls on son to 'maul somebody' on Ohio State broadcast

As the clock ticked down in the fourth quarter, Herbstreit got to announce the moment his son Zak, a tight end, lined up for the Buckeyes.