All things considered, Stephen A. Smith took a fairly diplomatic approach while replying to Kirk Herbstreit’s criticism of First Take. The same, however, can’t be said for Shannon Sharpe.

ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit defended Ryan Day during Ohio State's College Football Playoff game on Saturday, calling out ...

and ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit took a moment to respond to that talk, in particular some of the talking heads on “First Take,” the network’s flagship sports talk program. “First Take ...

ESPN had some in-house drama take place over the first weekend of the 2024 College Football Playoff. After Kirk Herbstreit, who's both a color commentator for the network and a member of the ...

“First Take tried to fire him,” Herbstreit said ... don’t do that. Kirk, Chris Fowler, I promise you, if you ever mention any platform that I’m on again and talking about ‘I wonder ...

Saturday night's AFC wild-card matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens featured a tilt of two hated AFC ...

In defense of Ryan Day, Kirk Herbstreit took aim at: – The “lunatic fringe” at Ohio State. “The lunatic fringe at Ohio State is as powerful as anywhere in the country.” – First Take ...

Prime Video analyst and “College GameDay” host Kirk Herbstreit questioned the Steelers’ effort as they fell behind against ...

Kirk Herbstreit doesn’t want to hear the Ohio ... That’s when Herbstreit called attention to his ESPN colleagues. “’First Take’ tried to fire him. They thought he was done, so I ...

ESPN could've said no to Kirk Herbstreit having his dog at college football games. Programs could've, too. Instead, we're gifted a bit of humanity.