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The move, though, won’t affect Herbstreit’s better-known gig with ESPN, where he’s an analyst on “College GameDay” and color commentator along side Chris Fowler on ABC’s primetime broadcast each week.
Andrew Marchand of the New York Post recently reported that Herbstreit’s contract would allow him to call games on both the World Wide Leader (and its parent company, ABC) as well as somewhere outside of ESPN.
The language in the contract, though, could have led to some murky legal standing, per Marchand.
With the deal reportedly done, it appears the contract will not be an issue.
It’s unclear who will call play-by-play alongside Herbstreit. NBC’s Al Michaels has been the consistent rumored addition to the booth, but negotiations between the two sides have seemingly gone cold in recent weeks.
Herbstreit called a “Monday Night Football” matchup in 2020 as well as one in 2021.
Herbstreit is a former quarterback for Ohio State, playing with the Buckeyes between 1989 and 1993, starting just a single season as a senior.
He did not play in the NFL, nor has he had an NFL analyst job while being in the media sphere since 1997.
Kirk Herbstreit contract details
Apparently, though, it still pays to be a quarterback.
Marchand reports that ESPN is paying Herbstreit around $6 million per year for his talents.
