Look: ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit reveals why he got emotional on Sports Center following Ohio State football's national championship:

Kirk Herbstreit reached for a tissue and got emotional when talking about the Buckeyes' win on ESPN on Monday night.

Kirk Herbstreit makes a lot of money to call football games. The long-time broadcaster is estimated to make somewhere between $14-18 million per year between his duties calling college football games for ESPN and NFL games on Amazon on Thursday Night Football.

ESPN “College GameDay” personality Kirk Herbstreit won’t be making a national championship prediction. The national championship is between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, an Ohio State alumnus, revealed that he received a text message from former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel ahead of Monday night's title game. “He texted me today – ‘Buckeyes versus a Buckeye. What a night,'” Herbstreit said.

Kirk Herbstreit joined Pat McAfee and discussed Notre Dame's staying power as a college football force after national championship game defeat.

The ESPN analyst believes Ohio State will challenge Notre Dame's man-to-man defense right away. How will it play out?

Following the 34-23 victory for the Buckeyes in the national title game, former Ohio State quarterback (1989 to 1993) and current " College GameDay " host, Kirk Herbstreit joined the "Pat McAfee Show" to discuss the College Football Playoff.

Kirk Herbstreit made an admission on the air Monday after Ohio State won the national championship. The Ohio State Buckeyes dominated Notre Dame for most

Kirk Herbstreit couldn’t help but get emotional at the end of Ohio State’s 34-23 win over Notre for the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday. The ESPN analyst, and former Ohio State player, was visibly shaken when asked by Scott Van Pelt for his reaction to the win.