Kirk Herbstreit reached for a tissue and got emotional when talking about the Buckeyes' win on ESPN on Monday night.

Kirk Herbstreit pulled back the curtains on why he was so emotional after Ohio State’s national championship win over Notre Dame on Monday night.

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes endured a lot throughout the season, and on Monday night, it all came full circle as they defeated the No. 7 seed Notre Dame

While recapping the game with Herbstreit and Scott Van Pelt, Fowler made a bold claim that Notre Dame's first possession was the best opening drive he'd ever seen. He acknowledged how solid of a defense the drive came against and how much time it chewed.

Former Ohio State QB and ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit got emotional talking about Buckeyes' national championship win over Notre Dame Monday.

The College Football Playoff Semifinals will be played Jan. 9-10. Which game will feature announcers Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit?

Kirk Herbstreit said he wasn’t second-guessing Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian about one fourth-quarter play call, but it sure sounded like it.

Kirk Herbstreit wasn't able to hold back his emotions after Ohio State won the national championship and later revealed his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.

The TVers were Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler on primarily ESPN. From SI this morning, “Herbie was on the call, The emotions poured out of Herbstreit, who brought tears by his alma mater’s victory.” He was the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes from 1989-1992.

ESPN broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit was visibly emotional after watching his alma mater, the Ohio State Buckeyes, win the College Football Playoff National Championship game, and the reason is now known.

That, more anything anything, has impressed ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit.