College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit honored the life of his beloved dog, Ben, as part of the ESPN College GameDay broadcast on Saturday. After Ben

Kirk Herbstreit is putting the loss of his beloved dog Ben into words. The ESPN commentator shared a tribute to the golden retriever — who had cancer and died on Nov. 7 — during a College GameDay segment ahead of the LSU and Alabama football game on Saturday,

College football lost its good boy this week with the passing of College GameDay host Kirk Herbstreit's dog, Ben. And the tribute on the GameDay set got Herbstreit and America emotional.

Ben, a 10-year-old golden retriever who became a popular figure in college football by traveling alongside Kirk Herbstreit throughout recent seasons, died earlier this week after a battle with cancer.

It was an emotional College GameDay broadcast for Kirk Herbstreit on Saturday morning as it was the first since the passing of his beloved golden retriever, Ben. Ben — who became a fan favorite as a fixture on GameDay and in the broadcast booth —