Herbstreit drains half-court shot at Coleman with football

Alabama FootballNASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 25: (L - R) Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Kirk Herbstreit speak during the broadcast of ESPN's College GameDay at Vanderbilt University on October 25, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Carly Mackler/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKirk Herbstreit still has it.The former Ohio State quarterback casually completed a half-court shot - with a football - at Alabama’s Coleman Coliseum on Friday, the site of ESPN’s “College GameDay.”Herbstreit hit the back rim on the first attempt before hitting nothing but net on the second try. “GameDay” colleagues Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard and more reacted as you would expect.The popular college football traveling show will broadcast inside Coleman Coliseum instead of the University of Alabama quad because of the Hurricane Isaias.RELATED: NFL QB tabbed as guest picker“College GameDay” airs from 8 a.m.-11 a.m. (9 a.m. - noon ET, 6 a.m. - 9 a.m. PT) on Saturday.Rece Davis returns as host of “College GameDay” and is joined at the desk by analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Saban. College football insider Pete Thamel, college football analyst “Stanford Steve” Coughlin and reporters Jen Lada and Jess Sims round out the cast.According to the report, this is GameDay’s first visit to the Alabama campus since the Oct. 4, 2025, game between the Crimson Tide and Vanderbilt.Alabama (5-0, 3-0 SEC) and Georgia (5-0, 3-0) face off at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. PT) on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game will air live on ABC.Mark Heim is a senior writer who provides sports, news and trending content. He co-hosts a daily sports radio show on WNSP-FM 105.5 in Mobile. Heim has been recognized with awards for his writing, headlines and...