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Kirk Herbstreit is a busy man these days.
The former Ohio State quarterback is the face of ESPN’s college football coverage on College GameDay, along with his regular broadcasting role, and he’s taken on a new gig this year, too — broadcasting Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” with Al Michaels. The fan reviews are in after Thursday night’s debut.
Herbstreit and ESPN recently released the annual preseason “Herbie Awards,” where he made some predictions and picks favorites ahead of the season.
When looking at the SEC, Rece Davis asked Herbstreit if Alabama is the preseason favorite in the SEC.
“Yeah. I mean, all you have to do is look at history,” Herbstreit said. “When Alabama comes up a little bit short of winning a national championship, the team that comes back that next year is incredibly motivated. Now, I know they won the SEC Championship, but they came up a little bit short and did not get it done in Indianapolis (in the national championship) against Stetson Bennett.
“So, they’re going to be possessed. They’re going to be on a mission. They’re going to have to get through Georgia, and I think they will. I think Bama is the team to beat in the SEC.”
Herbstreit joins many others in picking Alabama ahead of the 2022 season.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
