David Pollack offers public defense of Kirk Herbstreit after ‘GameDay’ comments

David Pollack is going to bat for Kirk Herbstreit after the “College GameDay” analyst faced backlash for his comments about players opting out of bowl games.

During Saturday’s “GameDay” from the Rose Bowl, Herbstreit suggested current players don’t “love football,” comments he later attempted to clarify. Herbstreit made his comments Saturday morning, long before Matt Corral’s injury in the Sugar Bowl. The circumstances of Corral’s injury, as a projected high NFL draftee who decided to play in the bowl game, brought renewed criticism to Herbstreit’s comments among college football fans and media members on social media.

Sunday, Pollack shared high praise of Herbstreit without mentioning the opt-out comments.

I can speak to my 10 years being around @KirkHerbstreit He cares about the sport of football more than anyone I have ever met. He is constantly trying to make it better. He has pulled me aside many a times and talked about ways we cld make the game better.

— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) January 2, 2022

SDS Staff

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