Kirk Herbstreit Names 'Biggest Problem' With Youth Sports Today
ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit knows a thing or two about youth sports.
The former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback obviously played a lot of sports growing up in Ohio. Herbstreit was the son of a former Ohio State football player turned coach. He's been around sports his entire life. Herbstreit knows what it's like being a parent in youth sports, too.
The ESPN college football analyst is the father to four boys. Two of those boys committed to playing college football at Clemson, while another committed to playing at Ohio State. Meanwhile, his youngest just committed to playing quarterback at Michigan.
But what's the biggest problem with youth sports today? Herbstreit did not hesitate when naming it.
The ESPN college football analyst did not hesitate when naming the biggest issue with youth sports today: it's too serious with too much travel.
"After the game, it was a race to the concession stand to get your treat. Then you hung out at the park, and maybe you went to the creek and the pool. And it was summer. And we're stealing that from kids and families," Herbstreit said on the "Try That In A Small Town" podcast.
"I wanna go down to 30A, I want to go down to Rosemary with my kids when they're 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. And it's like, well, we've got a tournament in Indiana, and we gotta do that one, and then we gotta go down to Atlanta. And I'm like, they're 9. It's like, why are we taking away family experiences for a tournament in Atlanta for our 9-year-old?"
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Herbstreit isn't wrong here. He believes that youth sports are "stealing" prime family and friend experiences from kids. And many around the country would probably agree with that.
Kirk Herbstreit Names 'Biggest Problem' With Youth Sports Today first appeared on The Spun on Aug 10, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Aug 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
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