Kirk Herbstreit went to bat for Ohio State football’s Ryan Day after many called for his job following the Buckeyes loss to Michigan.

Kirk Herbstreit received a warning from a star of ESPN's 'First Take' after his comments surrounding Ohio State football coach Ryan Day.

ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit defended Ryan Day during Ohio State's College Football Playoff game on Saturday, calling out fans and pundits who have called for Day to be fired. Herbstreit, amid the Buckeyes' dominant 42-17 win over Tennessee in the first round of the playoffs,

Though Ohio State may have just advanced in the College Football Playoffs, there is still a segment of the Ohio State fanbase who is simply over his regime, with a small but scary subdivision of that group turning to threats worthy of requiring armed security outside of his house.