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Kirk Herbstreit clarifies social media use after stating son runs account

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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Kirk Herbstreit has clarified that he indeed posts on X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter.

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Herbstreit surprised college football fans when he said that he does not actively use the app and that posts are made by his son.

I deleted Twitter a long time ago,” Herbstreit said on a January episode of On3’s Andy & Ari podcast. “I don’t have it. I just have a buddy… My son tweets stuff out.”

“I don’t read anything. I don’t see anything.

On Tuesday, Herbstreit shared that he is currently active on the app. He said he deleted the app to avoid negativity and trolls during the college football season.

Herbstreit’s multi-decade ESPN career has established him as one of the leading voices of the college football community. At time of publishing, Herbstreit has 1.8 million followers on X.

Andrew Olson

Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.

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