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Kirk Herbstreit Attacks Practice of Feigning Injuries During Tennessee-Oklahoma Game

Sep 1, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Kirk Herbstreit attends the game between the LSU Tigers and the Southern California Trojans at Allegiant Stadium. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The (officially apparent) practice of faking injuries in college football is as old as the game itself. For instance, liberal (again, apparent) use of the practice during a game against Iowa in 1953 won Notre Dame the moniker "Fainting Irish."

However, rarely has the practice been targeted directly as it was during Tennessee and Oklahoma's game Saturday.

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