Kirk Herbstreit on Thursday announced the death of his beloved dog, Ben. Tributes from the college football world poured in after it was announced:

The large, fluffy golden retriever has been a constant companion on his weekly football travels across the U.S.

Kirk Herbstreit shared an update no one wanted to hear on Thursday. The ESPN college football analyst took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared the news that his beloved golden retriever Ben had died. Herbstreit's message read as follows: This is really hard to write but so many of you have loved and cared about Ben that I wanted to let you know.