Kirk Herbstreit Pleads Ignorance on 'GameDay' Ted Cruz Interview: 'We're Not Picking Sides in Any Way at All'
Herbstreit said ESPN was not picking sides and said Cruz’s guest spot was meant to calm college football chaos after heavy boos from viewers.
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"Completely disingenuous," Totally moronic": NFL analysts rip Kirk Herbstreit over comments on Ted Cruz’s appearance on ESPN 'College GameDay'
ESPN "College GameDay" faced scrutiny for having U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on the show in Austin last week. Cruz promoted The Protect College Sports Act during his appearance.
Kirb Herbstreit offers flimsy defense for ESPN's decision to interview Ted Cruz on College GameDay
ESPN committed a bizarre broadcasting faux pas last Saturday, by giving Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) an extended platform on College GameDay to push for the passage of the so-called Protect College Sports Act (which also could be called the Screw College Players Act or, as Simms suggested, Protect the ESPN and SEC Contract Act).
“Totally Moronic”: Kirk Herbstreit Faces Backlash From College Football Media Over Comments on Controversial Gameday Guest
ESPN broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit thought he could brush off questions about politician Ted Cruz visiting the College GameDay set. He was dead wrong. Speaking to reporters on Friday, September 18, the longtime college football analyst tried to play neutral after Texas Senator Ted Cruz got nearly 10 minutes of airtime during last Saturday’s broadcast in […]
Kirk Herbstreit pleads ignorance on 'GameDay' Ted Cruz interview: 'We're not picking sides in any way at all'
In his usual Friday appearance with local media heading into ESPN’s College GameDay this weekend in Oxford, Miss., analyst Kirk Herbstreit claimed he did not know “anything” about the political views of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who discussed the Protect College Sports Act last week on the show amid a chorus of heavy boos from his…
‘Completely Disingenuous,’ ‘Utter Nonsense’ — CFB World Slams Kirk Herbstreit’s Controversial Stance on Ted Cruz’s ‘GameDay’ Appearance
CFB figures ripped Kirk Herbstreit after he defended ESPN’s Ted Cruz GameDay appearance and said the show was not choosing political sides.
Kirk Herbstreit pleads ignorance on ‘GameDay’ Ted Cruz interview: ‘We’re not picking sides in any way at all’
In his usual Friday appearance with local media heading into ESPN’s College GameDay this weekend in Oxford, Miss., analyst Kirk Herbstreit claimed he did not know “anything” about the political views of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who discussed the Protect College Sports Act last week on the show amid a chorus of heavy boos from…
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