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

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

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit’s beloved dog, Ben, has died after a 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,” Herbstreit,

Kirk Herbstreit honored his late dog, Ben, on GameDay: "Dogs are known as man's best friend. But what do you call a dog that becomes a nation's best friend? You call him Ben."

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit has announced that his service dog Ben has died. Read the emotional tribute.

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.