Tributes and condolences that have filled social media over the past two days took shape Saturday in Baton Rouge following the death of college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit's dog Ben. .
Ahead of the Tigers-Alabama game, ESPN's “College Gameday” was held on LSU's campus, where fans viewed a sign with a photo and message of Ben, a golden retriever who passed away after a battle with cancer. I raised it.
The sign read, “Long live Ben Herbstreit.”
“Always in our hearts,” added another.
Another fan wrote “Rest in Peace Ben” with a heart, while another sign featured a photo of Ben with a halo over his head.
Ben's presence has become a regular part of Herb Streit's work with ESPN and Amazon, NFL teams and college athletic departments have created additional eligibility, and Ben snuck into the LSU-USC broadcast earlier this season. It even happened.
herbstreit Revealed on November 4th Ben received his second chemotherapy injection on October 23, but his condition worsened to the point where he could no longer use his back legs and had not eaten for three days.
Three days later, Herbstreit announced Ben's passing and posted a tribute to the dog she once called her best friend.
“Today we found out that the cancer had spread throughout Ben's organs, and there was nothing we could do. We had to let him go,” Herbstreit said. I wrote this in part in a post on November 7th. “I've had dogs all my life, and Ben was my one-on-one. He's smart, loving, gentle, patient, curious, and welcoming to everyone. He always had a big smile on his face and wagged his tail gently. He and I understood each other and supported each other more than anyone else at home. He was with me and traveled with me for work. He's a very easygoing companion.”
Herb Slight, who is also an NFL analyst at Amazon, still called the Ravens-Bengals game “Thursday Night Football,” but wrote that it would be “very difficult” to call the next day's “X.” .
During the pregame show, Amazon host Carissa Thompson gave a short eulogy, calling Ben “a huge part of the TNF family.”
