Kirk Herbstreit reflects on career regret about pursuing baseball
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 24, 2026, 1:41 PM
Last updated Aug 24, 2026

Kirk Herbstreit expressed a significant regret regarding his sports career during an August 19 video on Wingmen with Matthew and Brady Tkachuk. Despite achieving success as a college football analyst, he wishes he had pursued baseball, a sport he loved growing up. Herbstreit recalled his passion for baseball and acknowledged that he followed in his father Jim Herbstreit’s footsteps into football, where he had a noteworthy career as a quarterback at Ohio State from 1989 to 1993. While he excelled in football and earned recognition, he still contemplates how a different path in baseball might have unfolded.
- •Kirk Herbstreit shares regret about not pursuing baseball
- •He had a successful career at Ohio State from 1989 to 1993
- •Herbstreit won five Emmy awards as a sports analyst
- •He reminisces about his love for baseball growing up
- •Herbstreit followed his father's path in football
- 1:41 PMYahoo Sports — Kirk Herbstreit Confesses to Biggest Career "Regret" From Following His Former Ohio State Coach Father's Path
"Usually, the biggest regret of college football players who do not make it to the National Football League is missing out on the opportunity to further their football careers. Even after achieving huge success as an analyst with the Worldwide Leader in Sports, Kirk Herbstreit has a major regret regarding his playing career.
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