Kirk Herbstreit’s Wild Journey might be one of many craziest days of his profession.
The principle colour commentator for ABC’s faculty soccer broadcasts started his day in Eugene, Oregon, to co-host “School GameDay.”
The GameDay crew, absent 89-year-old Lee Corso for the second straight week, was arrange in Oregon for Saturday night time’s recreation between the third-ranked Geese and No. 2 Ohio State.
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Kirk Herbstreit attends the sport between the LSU Tigers and the Southern California Trojans at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, on Sept. 1, 2024. (Kirby Lee-USA At the moment Sports activities)
Nonetheless, there was a little bit of a problem – the sport, being a Large Ten contest, was broadcast on NBC, and ABC’s primary recreation was the Pink River Rivalry between No. 1 Texas and No. 18 Oklahoma (it was broadcast on ABC).
Usually, Herbstreit broadcasts the 7:30 p.m. ET recreation on ABC, however this project was 4 hours earlier. With play-by-play announcer Chris Fowler already on the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Herbstreit needed to get there.
So, for the primary time, he left the “GameDay” set, and really did a section on the present from an Oregon freeway, seemingly en path to an airport.
ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit is on the sector previous to the playoff semifinal recreation on the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Ohio State Buckeyes on Dec. 31, 2022, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)
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To make the day even longer, Herbstreit started broadcasting at 6 a.m. Oregon time, and the Texas-Oklahoma kicked off at 3:30 p.m. ET.
“Every little thing’s good. We’re going actually quick proper now,” Herbstreit mentioned from the highway.
“It was chilly as hell on that drive. Who ordered the convertible?!?” Herbstreit posted on X whereas he was flying over Salt Lake Metropolis. “No matter it takes to get to the Pink River Rivalry in Dallas with a 3:30pm ET kick. First time I’ve ever left mid present to hope to make it to the sport I’m calling.”
Herbstreit minimize it awfully shut, not attending to Dallas till simply 45 minutes earlier than kickoff. He posted a video of his police escort exterior the stadium at 3:25 p.m. ET, 5 minutes earlier than the scheduled kickoff.
The 55-year-old isn’t any stranger to lengthy days, journey and two assignments in in the future. Even final week, he was on the “GameDay” set in Berkeley, California, after which known as the Arkansas-Tennessee recreation in Fayetteville.
Kirk Herbstreit, proper, joins, from left, Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Lee Corso for ESPN’s “GameDay” close to Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. (IMAGN)
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Herbstreit may have nothing to fret about subsequent week, although – he might be on the decision in Austin, Texas, all day for the long-awaited Texas-Georgia matchup.
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