Kirk Herbstreit's wife, Alison Butler, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. This revelation came shortly after his emotional appearance during the College Football Playoff National Championship ...

Cooper Neill/Getty Images Kirk Herbstreit revealed the personal reason his emotions overflowed during the broadcast of the College Football Playoff National Championship. Herbstreit, 55, was seen ...

Cooper Neill/Getty Images Kirk Herbstreit revealed the personal reason his emotions overflowed during the broadcast of the College Football Playoff National Championship. Herbstreit, 55, was seen ...

Kirk Herbstreit pulled back the curtains on why ... behind the scenes than his son’s health troubles. “… Ally, my wife, faced some stuff,” he added. “It’s been a tough year for me ...

Look: ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit reveals why he got emotional on Sports Center following Ohio State football's national ...

As Ohio State pushed through a rollercoaster season to emerge as the first national champion of college football’s 12-team Playoff era, ESPN’s Kirk ... Herbstreit revealed that his wife ...

Kirk Herbstreit wasn’t able to hold back his ... “I haven’t really talked about this publicly, but Alli, my wife, faced some stuff,” Herbstreit said to Pat McAfee on his ESPN show on ...

Kirk Herbstreit wasn't able to hold back his emotions ... "I haven't really talked about this publicly, but Alli, my wife, faced some stuff," Herbstreit said to Pat McAfee on his ESPN show on ...