Sharpe e Smith da ESPN entram em confronto com Herbstreit e Fowler sobre comentários sobre a demissão do treinador do estado de Ohio. ESPN's Sharpe and Smith clash with Herbstreit and Fowler over comments about firing Ohio State coach.

Shannon Sharpe e Stephen A. Smith da ESPN criticaram os colegas Kirk Herbstreit e Chris Fowler por sugerirem que Sharpe e Smith haviam pedido a demissão do treinador Ryan Day. Shannon Sharpe and Stephen A. Smith from ESPN’s "First Take" criticized colleagues Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler for suggesting that Sharpe and Smith had called for Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s firing. Sharpe alertou contra futuros comentários negativos sobre seu show, enquanto Smith minimizou as críticas. Sharpe warned against future negative comments about their show, while Smith downplayed the criticism. A disputa centra-se em comentários feitos durante a cobertura do jogo College Football Playoff do estado de Ohio contra o Tennessee. The dispute centers on comments made during coverage of Ohio State's College Football Playoff game against Tennessee.