Ben, who stole the show. While Herbstreit and Rece Davis were on camera during the pregame show, Ben found his way into the shot as Herbstreit bent down to pet him. The dog stood in between the ...

There’s a new sideline forming in the world of college football—and this time, it’s not made of hash marks or playbooks. The ...

Through his many on-camera appearances, Ben endeared himself to football fans across the country, so there were plenty of people invested in his cancer battle. Herbstreit took the time on this ...

Herbstreit, 55, was asked on-camera if there was a "Pete sighting ... after Herbstreit shared on Nov. 7 that his beloved dog Ben had died after being diagnosed with cancer.

When the cameras cut back to the broadcast booth ... On the first "College Gameday" after the difficult decision to put Ben down, Herbstreit could not even speak as emotions poured over him ...

And it just couldn’t have been more perfect.” Ben Herbstreit has been a fixture of Kirk Herbstreit’s camera appearances during football games. Often the golden retriever is seen resting in ...

Joe Castiglione is always a busy guy on game days. But when OU football hosts a big game, a national TV broadcast and a visit from ESPN’s College GameDay crew like it did in September before ...

You know, (my dog) Ben dies. It was just a lot of emotion ... You’re just happy for them.” Herbstreit briefly went off camera and was back with a tissue. He dabbed at his eyes, visibly ...

Whether they were star struck by the cameras or comatose by the chicken ... to grab pets from anyone he could, including me. Ben is Herbstreit's self-proclaimed best friend who travels around ...

And in 2023, Herbstreit started bringing Ben along for the ride ... also hard at work both behind the scenes and in front of the camera as a credentialed member of the media.

Peter had been training with Ben and his two other dogs since ... he was seen nibbling on the grass in front of the camera while Herbstreit's ESPN colleagues wondered "Is that allowed?" ...