ABC commentator Kirk Herbstreit said on air Saturday night that Baylor defensive back Terrell Burt was faking an injury, calling it “bush league” and describing it as a tactic meant to slow down Oklahoma’s offense. ABC showed teammate Ryan Reid telling Burt to hit the ground:
Kirk Herbstreit apologizes for accusing injured Baylor player of faking
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After the game, Reid and Burt both denied the accusation. Turns out, Burt wasn’t faking an injury, but was trying to play through one. Herbstreit apologized, tweeting:
I’d like to apologize to @BUFootball & Terrell Burt. Last pm I thought he had faked an injury and I was DEAD WRONG. He was trying to Fight through an ankle injury he sustained on a precious KO. He kept playing until finally a teammate forced him to sit down to get him out. I saw what I saw at the time and didn’t realize he had tweaked it earlier. I take full responsibility and apologize sincerely to Terrell.
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