Kirk Herbstreit couldn’t help but get emotional in the broadcast booth on Monday night. The longtime ESPN college football announcer, who has become one of the key voices in the sport in the last few decades,

Herbstreit — a Centerville, Ohio, native — graduated from Ohio State after playing with the Buckeyes from 1989 to 1992.

The emotions boiled over for Kirk Herbstreit after Ohio State won the national championship on Monday. When asked about the Buckeyes’ 34-23 win over Notre Dame, the ESPN analyst, who also quarterbacked Ohio State from 1989-93 and has a son currently on the team,

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, whose son plays for Ohio State, became visibly emotional while discussing the Buckeyes' CFP title win over Notre Dame.