The emotional tribute video contained videos and pictures of Herbstreit, 55, and Ben traveling in hotel rooms and Ben making appearances on ESPN and at college games over the years. He shared that he “first started bringing Ben on the road” with him for support.

After struggling with cancer over the past few years, College Gameday host Kirk Herbstreit's dog Ben, who has become beloved by all of college football, has passed away.

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

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ben, ESPN football analyst Kirk Herbstreit's 10-year-old golden retriever, passed away Thursday. Herbstreit posted on the site formerly known as Twitter that cancer had spread to Ben's organs, and Herbstreit said they made the difficult decision to put Ben down.

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit was overcome with emotion while talking about his late service dog, Ben, during "College GameDay."