The Ohio State Buckeyes are your College Football Playoff national champions. And with their big win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday night, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day got the proverbial monkey off his back after years of criticism from his own fanbase.

That, more anything anything, has impressed ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit.

Ryan Day‘s job security at Ohio State became a hot topic across the college football world in the days immediately following a fourth-straight loss to bitter rival Michigan in the regular-season finale Nov.

Kirk Herbstreit pulled back the curtains on why he was so emotional after Ohio State’s national championship win over Notre Dame on Monday night.

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit was overcome after his alma mater Ohio State won the national championship.

Ryan Day and Ohio State capped their memorable College Football Playoff run with a national crown Monday night.

After getting emotional on camera during the National Championship broadcast, Kirk Herbstreit revealed why the tears started flowing

He wasn’t the only one sending a message to Ryan Day, but Kirk Herbstreit’s words echoed what many others were saying: more respect for the head coach after leading Ohio State to a National Championship.

Ohio State football's victory over Notre Dame brought the emotion out of Kirk Herbstreit. Herbstreit played for the Buckeyes.

ESPN analyst and former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit explained his display of emotions after the Buckeye's championship win.

Kirk Herbstreit wasn't able to hold back his emotions after Ohio State won the national championship and later revealed his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.