Kirk Herbstreit used his Twitter account to make a public apology for his “bush league” comment on Saturday night.
Herbstreit was livid during the prime-time ABC broadcast in Week 11 when he thought Baylor’s Terrell Burt was told to fake an injury. He called the move “bush league” and repeatedly slammed the team for what he perceived was a calculated move so that Baylor’s defense could catch its breath against Oklahoma’s offensive attack late in the game.
YO, BE HURT ALREADY pic.twitter.com/GIVZXRc7py
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) November 15, 2015
After finding out the next day that Burt actually was hurt and that he’d injured himself earlier in the game, Herbstreit took the high road and publicly admitted his mistake.
I'd like to apologize to @BUFootball & Terrell Burt. Last pm I thought he had faked an injury and I was DEAD WRONG. He was trying to
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 15, 2015
Fight through an ankle injury he sustained on a precious KO. He kept playing until finally a teammate forced him to sit down to get him out.
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 15, 2015
I saw what I saw at the time and didn't realize he had tweaked it earlier. I take full responsibility and apologize sincerely to Terrell.
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 15, 2015
This was a classy move by one of the biggest names in broadcasting, and he deserves credit for admitting his mistake. And, you can be sure he’ll be more careful in the future to speak out about things of this nature.