Herbstreit's son, Chase, recently committed to Michigan.
Kirk was all for Chase's commitment as the second quarterback to join the Wolverines' 2025 recruiting class, though. Kirkin Columbus, Ohio, where Kirk played his college football, he gave his pick for the ReliaQuest Bowl where his son's future school will play Alabama on New Year's Eve. Even though Alabama is currently the heavy favorite to win the game, Herbstreit was the only analyst to join Michigan alum Desmond Howard to pick the Wolverines to win.
Herbstreit quickly quipped back as he tended to his golden retriever Peter who tried to hop up onto the desk: "It's analysis! What the h--- are you talking about?" Saban made sure the audience was aware of the recent biases that may have come into play for Kirk with the news of his son's commitment. "Where is your son going to school?" Saban sarcastically asked Herbstreit on the air as he pointed to both Herbstreit and Howard. "Now we've got two of them."
As Herbstreit posted on his X account, him and Peter were just trying to do their job. And they both kept family No. 1.Blake Silverman is a breaking/trending news writer at Sports Illustrated. Blake has covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball since 2021 for numerous sites including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's degree in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University.
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