We saw a side of former Ohio State quarterback and long-time ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit we don’t see very often Saturday morning.
While appearing on a segment on ESPN’s College GameDay, Herbstreit started as the composed analyst he is by describing some of the steps certain high-profile college student-athletes have taken while standing up to social injustice for the black community.
But, as he got further into what needs to still happen going forward, and the privilege he feels as a white male, he began to get visibly emotional on live television. There’s a lot to unpack with this, and you can’t help but give the man credit for speaking out in such a raw fashion.
“This is not ok,” said Herbstreit. “It’s not. We got to do better man. We got to like, lock arm-and-arm and be together … Just, we got to do better.”
Watch Herbie in the below video shared by ESPN College Football’s official Twitter profile.
Heartfelt and powerful.
This is about more than football. pic.twitter.com/cbnRsjfDgd
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 5, 2020
Look, I know this is a divided world right now. However, if winning a Big Ten championship or national title makes you be proud to be a Buckeye, then having a former player who is literally the face of college football come out and be so heartfelt and genuine should do the same — and then some.