Herbstreit — a Centerville, Ohio, native — graduated from Ohio State after playing with the Buckeyes from 1989 to 1992.

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

ESPN broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit felt all the emotions during his postgame debrief with Scott Van Pelt and Chris Fowler after ...

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

Kirk Herbstreit was emotional during ESPN's postgame, but insisted, "When I call these games I'm incredibly objective." ...

Approximately 15 seconds later while Kirk Herbstreit was talking, Ohio State snapped the ball and Will Howard tossed the ball ...

Kirk Herbstreit wasn’t able to hold back his emotions after Ohio State won the national championship on Monday night at ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes held off a late push from Notre Dame to secure the national championship on Monday night by a score ...

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

When asked about the Buckeyes’ 34-23 win over Notre Dame, the ESPN analyst, who also quarterbacked Ohio State from 1989-93 ...

After watching his alma mater win the college football national championship, ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, who was on the call for the game, was in tears.

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