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Herbstreit doubles down on recruit shaming
By Alex Zorn
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Former Ohio State QB and current ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit found himself at the center of controversy in Columbus this week after going after some of Ohio State’s top recruits on Twitter on Tuesday.
Can someone get a memo to ALL RECRUITS of EVERY SCHOOL to please keep quiet and worry about their own teams. Not a good look for these guys. https://t.co/5NLH5PXBHV
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 12, 2017
After having a bit of a back-and-forth with a few potential Ohio State recruits following this tweet, including one of the top offensive line recruits Jackson Carmen, on the Ryen Russillo Show on Thursday Herbstreit said that he thinks it’d be better for Urban Meyer to not have a guy like that on his roster.
“I’m a big respect guy,” he said. “I know that’s probably old school. I think some of these 5-star guys, they get a little full of themselves because nobody talks real to them. Everybody plays pretend because they live in a world where everyone pats them on the back.”
“If somebody gives them a reality check, they lose their way and they think they matter. In reality, they don’t at all. They are all very replaceable,” he added.
Alex covers the Big Ten for Saturday Tradition.