Kirk Herbstreit will visit a college football campus that he hasn’t been to since 2023. The reason? He put off the fanbase by telling them that their program is not worthy of a playoff birth. Naturally, that touched a nerve. And now, he find himself as the analyst for the clash at Tallahassee.
Back in 2023, The Seminoles were undefeated at 13-0. But late in the season, with QB Jordan Travis’ leg injury, the CFP spot slipped past their fingers, and instead went to Alabama. There was massive backlash to that move as analysts and fans alike were pointing out the SEC favoritism. But Herbstreit backed the call. This is where Noles fans started to form the opinion of Kirk as someone who doesn’t consider FSU as worthy as other SEC teams.
Now coming back to the present. The Seminoles, after def