ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit was overcome after his alma mater Ohio State won the national championship. On air after the 34-23 win by the Buckeyes over Notre Dame, the 55-year-old broadcaster attributed the need to reach for a tissue to his close ties to the team — but in a guest spot on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday,

Kirk Herbstreit was a quarterback for Ohio State in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He then joined ESPN after he left the Buckeyes and has been there ever since with College GameDay and in the booth for college football’s biggest games. And yes, he’s talked about Ohio State a bunch over the years.