When Kirk Herbstreit and the top ESPN/ABC college football broadcast team comes to town, that’s meant a big-time VIP, of late: Ben Herbstreit, the faithful Golden Retriever companion of the ...

Sadly, after his cancer had spread too far to be treated, Ben died on Nov. 7. In memory of Ben, here are some of his and Herbstreit's best moments from the 2024 college football season.

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, right, pets his dog Ben as the meet the Texas A&M mascot Reveille X before the start of an NCAA college football game between LSU and Texas A&M on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 ...

Herbstreit announced Ben's death on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He made his final in-stadium appearance on Oct. 26 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, for the Texas A&M-LSU matchup.

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, right, pets his dog Ben as the meet the Texas A&M mascot Reveille X before the start of an NCAA college football game between LSU and Texas A&M on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 ...

That October, Ben accompanied Herbstreit to Seattle for a game at Washington. The family was going through some difficult times — son Zak, then 20, was dealing with a heart condition and had ...

College Station, Texas. Oct. 26. From Bloomington to College Station, Ben made the trip ahead of top-15 matchup between the LSU Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies and met another good dog -- Reveille X ...

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, right, pets his dog Ben as the meet the Texas A&M mascot Reveille X before the start of an NCAA college football game between LSU and Texas A&M on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in ...

Herbstreit announced Ben's death on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He made his final in-stadium appearance on Oct. 26 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, for the Texas A&M-LSU matchup.

(Gray News) - ESPN College GameDay host Kirk Herbstreit has announced the death of his dog Ben after learning he had cancer. “We found out today the cancer had spread throughout Ben’s organs ...

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, right, pets his dog Ben as the meet the Texas A&M mascot Reveille X before the start of an NCAA college football game between LSU and Texas A&M on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in ...

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, right, pets his dog Ben as the meet the Texas A&M mascot Reveille X before the start of an NCAA college football game between LSU and Texas A&M on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 ...