In Week 14, Kirk Herbstreit and the ESPN “College GameDay” crew will travel to College Station, Texas, to watch the Texas Longhorns play the Texas A&M Aggies.
ESPN’s public relations team shared the audience figures from their most recent broadcast in Columbus, Ohio, which included a game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Ohio State Buckeyes, prior to the “College GameDay” panel heading south.
The fourth-most-watched regular season show ever was the one from Week 13.
The network attracted 3.5 million peak viewers, 3.1 million viewers in the last hour, and 2.5 million viewers on average.
In his social media response to ESPN’s ratings report, Herbstreit thanked college football fans and expressed gratitude for the Ohio State fan base.
“This is AWESOME!!!” Written by Herbstreit. “Ohio State football’s strong fan base and brand never cease to inspire! We are grateful for your support and are looking forward to our performance at College Station this week! Have a wonderful week and happy Thanksgiving.
After joining ESPN in 1995, Herbstreit joined “College GameDay” the following year. Herbstreit played quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1989 to 1993 prior to becoming a broadcaster.
He now provides college football analysis on some of the season’s most important games in collaboration with Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso, and Rece Davis.