Here's What Kirk Herbstreit Said on College GameDay
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — College GameDay is back on everyone's TV screens on Saturday mornings with week 1 of the college football season, and with a lot of Big Ten matchups to open the season, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit had a lot to say on the conference and more.
GameDay was at Clemson for the Clemson-Georgia game, and there was a man with an Indiana T-shirt on in the crowd, and Herbstreit said he doesn't think they've ever been somewhere for a non-Indiana game and saw someone with a Hoosier shirt on.
That led to the crew previewing the Indiana at Iowa game, where they pointed out the stat that Iowa has gone 22-straight games without allowing 25 or more points in a game.
"To me, this feels like a game you'd see in late October," Herbstreit said. "Iowa's defense on the back end is much more experienced than you think. As good as Michael Penix is, and I love Ty Fryfogle, but they need to be careful with that secondary."
Herbstreit picked the Hawkeyes in that game. Then there's Lee Corse, and of course, he picked the Hoosiers as well.
Here's what else he had to say from around the Big Ten:
- On Penn State versus Wisconsin
"Wisconsin's defense goes back to Paul Chryst. They've given an average of 16 points per game. Jim Leonard is a tough ask for (Penn State's offensive coordinator." Penn State has some dudes that can play. I like the weapons Sean Clifford has around him."
- On new Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coan, a transfer from Wisconsin
"I can't wait to see Jack Coan in this system. They have the best tight end in the country. I think more RPO (run-pass-option) from Coan. Don't just say, 'eh, he's an OK quarterback.' This kid has a chance to be something special."
- On Oregon State at Purdue
Herbstreit's super dog pick was Oregon State +7 against Purdue.
"Oregon State going into the Big Ten, I think they can win that one. I'm going Oregon State outright. I like Purdue this year with Plummer at quarterback, but I think Oregon State can surprise them."
- On West Virginia at Maryland
"I'm going Maryland. I think they have an offense, going up a very good defense in West Virginia, but I think Maryland will find a way."
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