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.

It's been a tough year for me behind the scenes,' Herbstreit said Tuesday on The Pat McAfee Show. 'My wife got diagnosed with breast cancer, Ben [Herbstreit's dog] dies. It's a lot of emotion.

Kirk Herbstreit pulled back the curtains on why ... My wife got diagnosed with breast cancer, you know, (our family dog) Ben dies. It was just a lot of emotion, and when you do what we do, you ...

Look: ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit reveals why he got emotional on Sports Center following Ohio State football's national ...

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 ...

Emotions were high for everyone who had their team playing in the college football national championship on Monday night, even on the ESPN broadcast team. Kirk Herbstreit, who played his college ...

College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit took a brief break from X near the end of the season. He cited online negativity in his reasoning. When first ...

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit was overcome after his alma mater Ohio State won the national championship.

(My dog) Ben dies, it was just a lot of emotion ... it makes some sense why Herbstreit would get emotional following a big championship run. “I’m an emotional guy in general and when things ...

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.