Alabama won its first CFP game Dec. 19 in a 34–24 victory on the road over No. 8 seed Oklahoma. The top-ranked Hoosiers were a different animal, though, as the Crimson Tide sputtered throughout the day in a blowout loss to Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza and coach Curt Cignetti’s squad.

The Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl is set to be a rematch between the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers and the No. 5 Oregon Ducks, and ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit gave some of h

Inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 2023, Herbstreit has called more Rose Bowl games than any other individual broadcaster in college football history (Keith Jackson, 15). The national broadcast booth inside the stadium is dedicated to his family and bears Herbstreit’s name.

The Rose Bowl in the beautiful city of Pasadena is known for a few constants. The San Gabriel Mountains, a great sunset, well-kept grass, and excellent football. This New Year’s Day, it’s preparing to host a massive College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Alabama and Indiana.

Kirk Herbstreit couldn't really believe what he was seeing as the Rose Bowl game unfolded, and wondered if a historic college football program may have damaged its reputation.

The Crimson Tide were a controversial playoff selection after their 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC title game, but at the time, Herbstreit defended the CFP committee's decision to include 9-3 Alabama over two-loss teams like the BYU Cougars and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Kirk Herbstreit sees Ty Simpson's potential blossoming with another year of SEC battles, stressing invaluable experience and offensive growth.

The Hoosiers (14-0; No. 1 AP, No. 1 CFP) ended a six-game losing streak for teams coming off an extended layoff, including second seed Ohio State falling to Miami in the Cotton Bowl on Wednesday and fourth seed Texas Tech being shutout by Oregon in the Orange Bowl earlier on Thursday.

Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit lead ESPN's Rose Bowl broadcast for Indiana vs Alabama on January 1st, with Holly Rowe and Kris Budden.

Alabama football drew sharp criticism from Kirk Herbstreit after a lopsided CFP loss to Indiana at the Rose Bowl.

One of the more interesting bowl games of the year is set to take place on Wednesday afternoon. The Iowa Hawkeyes and Vanderbilt Commodores will battle in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Iowa is well-known for its defensive ability,