A vocal segment of college football fans are of the opinion that ESPN and analyst Kirk Herbstreit, in particular, have a strong bias towards preferring SEC teams in its coverage. But that’s an idea Herbstreit takes particular offense to.

"College GameDay" host and ABC college football announcer Kirk Herbstreit on Tuesday shot down the notion that ESPN has a bias toward SEC football — especially in relation to the College Football Playoff.

Kirk Herbstreit thinks claims that ESPN champions SEC football team over any other are just ridiculous. The “College GameDay” analyst sounded off recently against those that believe the network is playing favorites.

ESPN’s top college football analyst, Kirk Herbstreit, is here to set the record straight. With Texas being the sole remaining team from the elite SEC, ESPN's Herbstreit addressed the apparent bias ESP

Kirk Herbstreit commented this morning about the four remaining playoff schools and how it is a best case scenario for ESPN