Herbstreit takes Twitter TO after Buckeyes bashing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- ESPN analyst and former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit is taking a timeout on Twitter because of criticism from fans of his alma mater.
In an interview with WGFX 104.5 The Zone in his new hometown of Nashville on Thursday, Herbstreit said it was "asinine" he had to defend his allegiance to the Buckeyes. Herbstreit has questioned how coach Jim Tressel can keep his job amid allegations of lying to the NCAA.
"I just felt it wasn't for me as I already have sufficient ways to communicate my thoughts on college football," Herbstreit said in a statement through ESPN on Friday.
Herbstreit said in the radio interview he wouldn't interact with fans through social media "for a while." His Twitter account has been taken down.
Herbstreit is hardly the first sports figure to be tweaked by tweets.
Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson closed his Twitter account Monday just two hours after opening it following a flood of abusive comments.
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