SHANNON Sharpe took aim at Kirk Herbstreit which left Stephen A. Smith stunned on First Take.
The NFL Hall of Famer sent a warning to college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit following his remarks on the live ESPN show’s criticisms of Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day.
Toward the end of the Buckeyes’ 42-17 win against the Tennessee Volunteers in the first round of the College Football Playoff, the color commentator Hebstreit called out First Take for their past comments about Day.
In November, Ohio State lost to Michigan for the fourth straight season and some people believed that Day should either be fired or his job will only be secure until the team wins the national championship.
“‘First Take’ tried to fire him. They thought he was done, so I’ll be excited to see what they talk about on Monday after this performance,” Herbstreit said on the ESPN broadcast.
“They had him out, trying to find replacements. But here he is, he still has his hat on. He’s still coaching.”
First Take reacted to Herbsreit’s strong words about their program, and Sharpe wasn’t afraid to respond.
“I’m gonna be a good teammate. I’m gonna let it slide. Everybody’s at ESPN. Because had you not taken the route you’ve taken, I would’ve lit their (expletive) up,” Sharpe said.
“If we’re going to be on the same team, if we’re gonna work for the same network, don’t do that. Kirk, Chris Fowler, I promise you, if you ever mention any platform that I’m on again talking about ‘I wonder what they’re going to say as negativity,’
“I promise you, ESPN ain’t got enough bosses to keep me off y’all for what I’m going to say… don’t play with me.”
Stephen A. had admitted that he should be the only First Take star to take the blame for his past criticisms of Day before Sharpe’s tirade.
The 57-year-old was shocked at Sharpe’s rant.
Social media users, meanwhile, reacted to the sequence and seemed to take Herbstreit’s side on the matter.
“Sharpe has a big mouth on him. Kirk ain’t scared,” one wrote.
“Sounds like Shannon can’t handle any criticism,” another commented.
“Sharpe always crying about something for real,” a third added.
There were plenty of fans who pointed out that Herbstreit seemed to be biased during his rant about Day.
Herbstreit is a former Ohio State quarterback.
It’ll be worth monitoring if Herbstreit will respond to Sharpe’s choice of words.
Day and his Buckeyes squad still have business to take care of as their next game will be the quarterfinal matchup against the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.
