It has been a tough week for ESPN college football commentator Kirk Herbstreit. Herbstreit announced the death of his famed 10-year-old golden retriever, Ben, on Thursday.
From the set of College GameDay, to the broadcast booth of ESPN's game of the week that Herbstreit called, Ben became a mainstay as a travel companion for Kirk, frequenting the field during pregame warmups, as well as the broadcast booth while the game was called.
He captured the hearts of college football fans everywhere, and College GameDay put together a beautiful tribute to the relationship of Kirk and Ben on Saturday morning in Baton Rouge. Herbstreit will be calling the prime-time game between No. 11 Alabama and No. 14 LSU, and outside the broadcast booth, LSU's media relations team placed a photo of the Herbstreits along with a bouquet of flowers. The caption of the picture read "Ben Herbstreit. College Football's Best Friend."
Sports Illustrated's Bryan Fischer captured the tribute in a post on social media.
A nice touch from LSU outside the broadcast booth. pic.twitter.com/Y2kQeuAKii
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) November 9, 2024
As pet lovers know, Herbstreit is going through an incredibly tough time, but the support that he's received from college football fans everywhere has been comforting for him, as he revealed in a post of his own.
I’m sorry I couldn’t properly lead to this beautiful tribute the @CollegeGameDay put together. Really wanted to thank all of you for the avalanche of love and support you’ve shown Ben. It gives me and my family such comfort knowing how he impacted so many peoples lives around the… pic.twitter.com/1ygVve4K6V
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 9, 2024
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as LSU Media Relations Offers Touching Tribute to Ben Herbstreit Outside Broadcast Booth.
