My wife got diagnosed with breast cancer.” “Ben dies, it was just a lot of emotion,” Herbstreit continued. “And when you’re doing what we do, you endure. You know, you do your job.

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You feel home. There’s no better example of that than Ben Herbstreit. Kirk Herbstreit, he of College Gameday fame and ESPN’s lead college football color commentator, lost his golden retriever ...

Also during the season, Herbstreit had to say goodbye to his favorite dog, Ben the golden retriever. Ben won the hearts of college fans and received special treatment during his "College GameDay ...

Kirk Herbstreit wasn’t able to hold back his emotions ... “My wife got diagnosed with breast cancer. You know, (my dog) Ben dies. It was just a lot of emotion. And when you do what we do ...

Ben dies. It was just a lot of emotion,” he ... The Buckeyes’ success moved Herbstreit, who isn’t shy about his school ties. A Centerville, Ohio, native, Herbstreit played for Ohio State ...

As Ohio State pushed through a rollercoaster season to emerge as the first national champion of college football’s 12-team Playoff era, ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit became an easy punching bag.