Howard, a transfer from Kansas State who is in his first season in Columbus, was heavily scrutinized for the final play of the game when he lost track of time and slid as the clock ran out, denying Ohio State the chance to win the game on a last-second field goal.

Kirk Herbstreit is never bashful about sharing his feelings about Ohio State fans, good or bad. The Buckeyes left Eugene this past weekend with a 32-31 loss to the Oregon Ducks. The third-ranked Ducks picked off the second-ranked Buckeyes in one of the most anticipated games on the college football schedule.

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbtreit called out Ohio State fans following the team's loss to the Oregon Ducks last weekend. Not for the first time, Herbie made it known that there's a subsection of Buckeyes fans who go way too far in their criticism either of the players or head coach Ryan

Kirk Herbstreit announced Thursday on “The Pat McAfee Show” that PGA Tour golfer Scottie Scheffler will be ESPN’s “College GameDay” celebrity picker on Saturday from Austin, Texas, ahead of the No. 1 Longhorns’ game with No. 5 Georgia. Scheffler played golf at Texas before turning pro in 2018.

On Thursday, Kirk Herbstreit may have leaked who it is while appearing on ESPN's “ The Pat McAfee Show .” Pat McAfee, also a "College GameDay" host, asked Herbstreit to reveal the choice. “I think it’s Scotty Scheffler,” Herbstreit said after slight hesitation.

As College GameDay made its return to Eugene for No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 2 Ohio State, Herbstreit left the set mid-show to board his flight to Dallas to call the Red River Rivalry game between No. 1 Texas and No. 18 Oklahoma this afternoon. But he didn’t stop broadcasting.