Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe heard what ESPN colleagues Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler had to say about the Worldwide Leader over the weekend.

Shannon Sharpe on Kirk Herbstreit's criticism of First Take: "If we're going to be on the same team, if we're gonna work for the same network, don't do that. Kirk, Chris Fowler, I promise you, if you ever mention any platform that I'm on again talking about 'I wonder what they're… pic.twitter.com/4IPLUU5rYy

With "First Take" airing for the first time since Herbstreit's comments on Monday, Smith had a response ready. He noted his respect for Herbstreit and his play-by-play partner, Chris Fowler, but then took full responsibility for any speculation about Ohio State firing Day.

Herbstreit criticized Ohio State’s detractors during their playoff win over Tennesee on Saturday night, ripping the people who called for Ryan Day to be fired. The ESPN analyst, a former Buckeye, also went after said show for speculating over Day’s future after Ohio State lost to Michigan for the fourth time in four consecutive years.

Shannon Sharped on Monday fired back at Kirk Herbstreit after the latter called out First Take for its criticism of Ohio State football coach Ryan Day. The post ‘Don’t Play With Me!’ Shannon Sharpe GOES OFF on ESPN Colleague Kirk Herbstreit for Calling Out First Take in Stunning Rant first appeared on Mediaite.

There appears to have been a resolve involving the beef of Shannon Sharpe and Kirk Herbstreit started by a discussion surrounding the Ohio State football team. With the Ohio State football team facing the Oregon Ducks in the second round of the College Football Playoff (CFP),

Shannon Sharpe and Kirk Herbstreit spent the last couple of days in an ESPN-on-ESPN feud. It all started on Saturday night, when Herbstreit was calling Ohio State's 42-17 win over Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff.