Ben, a golden retriever, began to earn a special place in football fans' hearts during the 2023 season. Ben first traveled with Herbstreit last season when the Oregon Ducks faced the Washington Huskies on Oct.

ESPN College GameDay host and personality Kirk Herbstreit is known for bringing his 10-year-old golden retriever Ben on road trips, and whenever Ben comes along, he draws the biggest crowd. Read more:

Ben's owner, ESPN College Gameday host and personality Kirk Herbstreit, started bringing him on the road, "to just hang out" last season. Ben's temperament and attitude are incredibly easy-going, so much so that he's been known to casually wander onto the Gameday set while the show is live.

Ben was noticeably absent last weekend. However, this weekend, ahead of the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Texas Longhorns, Herbstreit and Ben attended an event at "Rai

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit and his dog Ben will be working a shift at Raising Cane's in Austin with founder Todd Graves and dog Cane III ahead of Texas vs. Georgia.

Kirk Herbstreit's beloved dog Ben has become a recognizable figure at ESPN and especially on College GameDay shows for always being at Kirk's side. But Ben has been going through some health issues lately that Herbstreit opened up about.

"College GameDay" will air from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. EST on Saturday, ahead of the Week 8 slate of action, with Texas and Georgia's huge clash scheduled for kickoff later in the day at 7:30 p.m. EST.

While Herbstreit may be a fixture for sports fans across the nation, his golden retriever, Ben, has a fanbase of his own.