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 wiping away tears after the Monday,

Kirk Herbstreit wasn’t able to hold back his emotions after Ohio State won the national championship on Monday night. A day later, Herbstreit revealed there was more happening in his life that previously had not been shared widely.

Herbstreit — a Centerville, Ohio, native — graduated from Ohio State after playing with the Buckeyes from 1989 to 1992.