As much as Saturday’s broadcast of ESPN’s College GameDay was a tribute to LSU’s football culture, it was also a celebration of life for Ben Herbstreit, the faithful golden retriever and travel companion of Kirk Herbstreit who’d become a star in his own right for hanging out on set and in the broadcast booth.

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 delivered a beautiful and moving tribute to his beloved golden retriever Ben, who died earlier this week, during ESPN's College Gameday.

Kirk Herbstreit paid tribute to his late dog, Ben, during the Saturday, November 9, broadcast of ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’

Just two days ago, ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit announced that his beloved Golden Retriever, Ben, passed away after a long battle with cancer. "This is really hard to write but so many of you have loved and cared about Ben that I wanted to let you know.

Kirk Herbstreit penned a video essay in loving memory of his beloved dog Ben during Saturday’s College GameDay. The long time ESPN college football analyst brought his golden retriever on the road in recent years and Ben became a social media star.

The video says 'Dogs only flaw as a species is they don't live long enough' and truer words were never spoken. We will forever miss Ben.

Another week has come and gone with college football, but this time it was a little different for the College Gameday crew. Ben, the famous dog of Kirk Herbstreit, passed away earlier this week, leaving the college football world in shock.