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ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit sorry for suggesting Michigan 'could opt out' of playing Ohio State

College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit took to social media Tuesday night to clarify a statement he made earlier on ESPN in which he appeared to suggest Ohio State's national title hopes could be dashed if other schools -- particularly arch-rival Michigan football -- chose to cancel games against them because of coronavirus concerns.

"I still think Michigan waves the white flag (and) potentially avoids playing Ohio State next week," Herbstreit said on ESPN's College Football Playoff rankings show.

"Is that fair ... Michigan could opt out, basically, and keep Ohio State out of (playing) six games to qualify for the Big Ten championship.