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Urban Meyer and Kirk Herbstreit are two of the most notable figures in the Ohio State football community, but they do not agree on the Buckeyes' fan base. Meyer, of course, coached at Ohio State from 2012-18.

Prior to the game, Ohio State alumnus and former Buckeyes quarterback Kirk Herbstreit found himself in a heated discussion with former Michigan Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard over the perception that Ohio State "bought" their current team with twenty-plus million dollars of offseason expenditures.

Kirk Herbstreit, 55, played quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1989 to 1993. The ESPN " College GameDay " analyst was born in Centerville, Ohio, about an hour from Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio State football is part of the final four teams in the College Football Playoff, and Kirk Herbstreit is loving every minute of it.

Kirk Herbstreit said he wasn’t second-guessing Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian about one fourth-quarter play call, but it sure sounded like it.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Ohio State Buckeyes will battle for the first national championship in the 12-team CFP era.