Oct 16, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Amazon Prime Thursday Night Football game analyst Kirk Herbstreit stands on the field during halftime of the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images / Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

No. 20 LSU began to lose control of its home matchup to No. 3 Texas A&M in the third quarter on Saturday night. As the Aggies' lead grew to 35-18 with just under 4 minutes to go in the third quarter, the ABC broadcast crew began calling out the obvious atmosphere shift in Baton Rouge.

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Vanderbilt is fully aware that Kirk Herbstreit is a big-time dog owner, so the program is rolling out the red carpet for the ESPN analyst.

The split-shift assignment, heralded by Herbstreit on X as part of a roughly 5,400-mile travel week, played out live: he left the set (famously hopping on a motorcycle and then a jeep), boarded a charter and provided analysis from the vehicle and plane as producers worked to keep him on the show.

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Kirk Herbstreit said following a 49-25 Texas A&M win over LSU that the Aggies are a 'dangerous, dangerous football team.'

Kirk Herbstreit made a rather harsh remark toward Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz during his team's 37-10 loss to the LA Chargers in Week 7 on Thursday night. When Wentz hurt himself in the fourth quarter and exited, the QB was seen throwing his helmet to the ground before heading to his seat.