Kirk Herbstreit’s son, Zak, is officially following in his father’s footsteps after Wednesday’s news.
The younger Herbstreit chose to walk-on as a tight end at Ohio State after high school. And now, he can officially call himself a Buckeye: no more black stripe.
Herbstreit thanked his teammates and coaches after being welcomed to the brotherhood:
First I want to appreciate all y’all for getting me better. It means a lot to me. Shoutout my unit: old guys, Cade [Stover], Mitch [Rossi], love y’all. Coach Wilson, coach Hinton, appreciate y’all. Go Bucks!
Zak joins a deep Ohio State tight end unit that will all be jockeying for playing time throughout the fall. But he set a goal and accomplished it, and that’s certainly something to be proud of.
The Buckeyes open with a huge home test against No. 5 Notre Dame on September 3.