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Ohio State winning the national championship is an emotional moment for Buckeyes everywhere, including ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit. Speaking w

Monday night was an emotional one for ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit. Herbstreit is supposed to be an unbiased commentator, but the Ohio State program has a special place in his heart. It's not just because he played there either;

Kirk Herbstreit called it a “perfect storm of emotion” a day after he went viral for crying on an ESPN broadcast following Ohio State’s CFP national championship win over Notre Dame. The college football analyst joined “The Pat McAfee Show,” and was asked about the moment. Herbstreit revealed it was a tough personal year for his family.

When asked about the Buckeyes’ 34-23 win over Notre Dame, the ESPN analyst, who also quarterbacked Ohio State from 1989-93 and has a son currently on the team, became emotional and wiped away tears during the network’s postgame show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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

Kirk Herbstreit is as professional as it comes when he calls college ... When I call these games, I am incredibly objective, and I love all these Ohio State teams, but this team, because of what they went through to get to this point, is just happy.

Ohio State football's victory over Notre Dame brought the emotion out of Kirk Herbstreit. Herbstreit played for the Buckeyes.

Kirk Herbstreit grew up respecting Notre Dame, but the former Ohio State quarterback from near Dayton also wanted to beat the Fighting Irish.

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit was overcome after his alma mater Ohio State won the national championship.

The Ohio State Buckeyes held off a late push from Notre Dame to secure the national championship on Monday night by a score of 34–23. Color commentator Kirk Herbstreit was on the call for the game alongside play-by-play man Chris Fowler, and after the game, the emotions poured out of Herbstreit, who was brought to tears by his alma mater’s victory.