Herbstreit
COLUMBUS — Ohio State football tight end Zak Herbstreit was released from the hospital Wednesday, per a program spokesperson.
Herbstreit said in a statement Tuesday that he was hospitalized last Friday after a “couple of weeks” of “not feeling right.” While he did not specify the exact issue, he said he was being treated by Wexner’s cardiologists.
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Zak Herbstreit is in his third season after joining the program as a preferred walk-on in 2021. He is a third-generation Buckeye, following his father and his grandfather, Jim, a running back and captain for the 1960 team.
