ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit yesterday apologized on Twitter to Baylor S Terrell Burt after accusing him of "faking an injury" during Saturday night's game against Oklahoma, according to the AP. Herbstreit tweeted, "I'd like to apologize to @BUFootball & Terrell Burt. Last pm I thought he had faked an injury and I was DEAD WRONG." The AP noted with Oklahoma lining up for a play with 9:44 left in the game, Baylor CB Ryan Reid "suddenly ran toward Burt and motioned for him to get down to the ground." Burt then "bent forward and rolled over onto his back, prompting an injury timeout." It was unknown that Burt had "sprained his right ankle on the kickoff before Oklahoma had already snapped the ball twice on that drive." During the broadcast, when "thinking it was a fake injury, Herbstreit was critical with his comments while Burt was being tended to by trainers and a replay was shown." Herbstreit said on the broadcast, "I've never seen anything like that in my life. That is awful. Now he's going to fake a limp. I mean that is bush league. I don't get that." When broadcast partner Chris Fowler asked if it was possible that Burt was hurt, Herbstreit quickly responded, "No, he was ready to play" (AP, 11/15).
NEW KID IN TOWN: In Dallas, Barry Horn wrote with "rookie lead college football game analyst" Joel Klatt, Fox "appears to have a worthy rival for Herbstreit." Klatt, who this season replaced Charles Davis alongside lead play-by-play voice Gus Johnson, is "as engaged as Herbstreit" and "appears as savvy." He also is "not afraid to throw around opinions" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 11/14).
