July 7, 2026

Kirk Herbstreit apologizes for 'white flag' COVID-19 remark about Michigan-Ohio State game

Kirk Herbstreit apologized via Twitter on Tuesday night for suggesting during the College Football Playoff rankings show earlier in the evening that the 2-4 Michigan Wolverines might try to get out of playing their archrival – the 4-0 Ohio State Buckeyes – on Dec. 12.  © Rob Kinnan, USA TODAY Sports ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit throws the football prior to a game between the Clemson Tigers and North Carolina State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium. Multiple people within Michigan’s team were presumed to have tested positive for COVID-19 – per freep.com’s Rainer Sabin – and the team has paused in-person activities this week because of related concerns. Just wanted to clarify something I said earlier tonight during our CFP rankings show. Apologize to ?@UMichFootball? for my words. pic.twitter.com/tCBGjl7GTV — Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 2, 2020 “I still think Michigan waves the white flag and potentially avoids playing Ohio State next week,…

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