Kirk Herbstreit‘s grieving the lack of man’s greatest buddy … breaking down over his canine Ben’s loss of life stay on-air.
The soccer commentator appeared on ESPN’s “College GameDay” Saturday morning … simply two days after he introduced he and his spouse needed to put down his golden retriever — who traveled with him to lots of his video games.
Thanks once more for all of the outpouring of affection for our Ben. I can’t let you know how a lot it means to me and my household.
He wasn’t simply my greatest buddy – he was America’s greatest buddy ❤️ pic.twitter.com/WtpR2fHjjq
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 9, 2024
@KirkHerbstreit
Throughout the broadcast, ESPN performed a clip all about Ben … with Kirk speaking about how he was excess of only a canine or journey companion — and, clearly Ben’s nonetheless feeling very uncooked emotionally ‘trigger he may barely discuss Ben through the present.
Simply earlier than the clip, Kirk’s cohosts thanked him for sharing Ben with them … and the gang begins to chant out “We love Ben!” rhythmically.
It appears Kirk was supposed to talk a bit extra about his pup … however, watch the video — he merely wasn’t in a position to get the phrases out.
Ben rose to fame over time … operating across the nation with Kirk and showing on a number of nationwide broadcasts. He was typically noticed roaming the fields amongst different gamers, coaches and Kirk’s colleagues.
Ben was 10.
RIP
