Wherever ESPN’s College GameDay pulls up each week, there’s always a rush to curry as much favor as possible with panelists Lee Corso, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit and Rece Davis.
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian took a different route on Saturday.
While jumping on the broadcast ahead of Week 8’s marquee matchup in Austin between No. 1 Texas and No. 5 Georgia, Sarkisian made a play for easily the most beloved member of the Herbstreit family — Kirk’s dog Ben.
Now, this is a high-stakes move. Ben Herbstreit has already given a solid verbal (bark) commitment to his family’s alma mater of Ohio State, but the jersey Sarkisian brought him may just have him reconsider.
Well played, Sark. Way to remember the No. 1 rule of college football: Always Be Recruiting.