Kirk Herbstreit has come out fighting amid fervent online discourse claiming ESPN has shown a bias towards the SEC, with the 'College GameDay' star insisting it is the Big Ten that drives numbers

ESPN’s top college football analyst, Kirk Herbstreit, is here to set the record straight. With Texas being the sole remaining team from the elite SEC, ESPN's Herbstreit addressed the apparent bias ESP

Kirk Herbstreit has words for people who criticize ESPN coverage of the College Football Playoff. The CFP has just four teams left.

Kirk Herbstreit thinks claims that ESPN champions SEC football team over any other are just ridiculous. The “College GameDay” analyst sounded off recently against those that believe the network is playing favorites.

"College GameDay" host and ABC college football announcer Kirk Herbstreit on Tuesday shot down the notion that ESPN has a bias toward SEC football — especially in relation to the College Football Playoff.

The College Football Playoff semifinal round begins on Thursday with No. 6 seed Penn State facing off against No. 7 seed Notre Dame . The other game is on Friday with No. 5 seed Texas facing No. 8 seed Ohio State as the top four seeds all lost in the Quarterfinal round.

Kirk Herbstreit is well aware of how toxic social media can be — especially when you're in the public eye talking something as tribal as college sports. The ESPN analyst has seemingly faced more backlash than ever for some of his comments in recent weeks.

Kirk Herbstreit commented this morning about the four remaining playoff schools and how it is a best case scenario for ESPN