Herbstreit's wife, Alison Butler, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024. The couple, married since 1998, shares four sons: twins Tye and Jake, 24, Zak, 22, and Chase, 18.

I wish I could say I have, but for the bigger moments in my life – such as our wedding and a down payment on our house – I used funds that I had inherited as a teen when my parents passed.

During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday, Herbstreit revealed that recent health scares for his wife Alison and his son Zak made the win for the Buckeyes carry even more weight in ...

As Ohio State pushed through a rollercoaster season to emerge as the first national champion of college football’s 12-team Playoff era, ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit became an easy punching bag.

If you’ve been listening to or watching Kirk Herbstreit on the air over the years, the answer to this piece of sports trivia is pretty obvious. But if not? We’re here to help you: where did ...

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit got emotional on ESPN following Ohio State's College Football Playoff national championship on Monday. The former Buckeyes quarterback, who played at OSU from 1989 to ...

Kirk Herbstreit, who played his college football at Ohio State as a quarterback from 1989-93, could not contain his emotions after watching his Buckeyes win the school's ninth national title ...

Kirk Herbstreit pulled back the curtains on why he was so emotional after Ohio State’s College Football Playoff championship win over Notre Dame on Monday night. The ESPN analyst and former ...

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit revealed on Tuesday that his wife, Allison, was diagnosed with breast cancer in recent months. Herbstreit explained that his wife's health, and a few other devastating ...

Kirk Herbstreit admittedly "stepped away" from social media for a period during the 2024 season, and the longtime ESPN college football analyst has since shared some details on that decision.

Herbstreit, who played quarterback for Ohio State in the early '90s and whose wife Alison was a cheerleader at the university, was seemingly taken aback by the gravity of his former team's win.