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Kirk Herbstreit’s sons grew up Ohio State fans. Why they chose Clemson instead

Tye and Jake Herbstreit grew up rooting for the school where their father and ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit played — Ohio State.

When it came time for Kirk’s twin sons to decide where they were going to play college football, they chose a different powerhouse program.

Tye and Jake officially signed paperwork to join Clemson as preferred walk-ons on Wednesday after deciding during the fall that they were going to come play for Dabo Swinney’s squad. Kirk explained prior to Clemson’s national championship win against Alabama why his sons chose to play for the Tigers.