COLUMBUS, Ohio — Zak Herbstreit continued his family’s legacy as an Ohio State football preferred walk-on in the 2021 incoming class. On Wednesday, the son of former quarterback and ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit officially became a Buckeye. The second-year tight end had his black helmet stripe removed. Zak Herbstreit is the third generation of his family to play for OSU. His grandfather, Jim, was a running back and captain of the 1960 team. Kirk Herbstreit was also a captain and starting quarterback of the 1992 team that finished No. 18 in the final AP poll. Zak Herbstreit came to OSU as a preferred walk-on from Nashville’s Montgomery Bell Academy. He provides depth in a tight end room that currently has six other scholarship players. He is the fifth Buckeye to lose his helmet stripe since the beginning of preseason camp, following transfer linebacker Chip Trayanum and three freshmen: cornerback Jyaire…
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