Kirk Herbstreit Breaks Down Over Dog’s Death on ‘College GameDay’

Kirk Herbstreit‘s grieving the lack of man’s finest good friend … breaking down over his canine Ben’s dying reside on-air.

The soccer commentator appeared on ESPN’s “College GameDay” Saturday morning … simply two days after he introduced he and his spouse had to put down his golden retriever — who traveled with him to lots of his video games.

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 might barely speak about Ben throughout 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 somewhat 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 … working 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.