ESPN faculty soccer analyst Kirk Herbstreit will not be right here for any sort of criticism towards his beloved canine, Ben.
Ben was within the sales space with him and Rece Davis as the 2 known as the LSU-USC recreation on Sunday night time to assist mark the official begin of the school soccer season. Ben was seen mendacity down behind the 2 ESPN veterans as the sport wore on.
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ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit walks his canine Ben earlier than the 2024 School Soccer Playoff nationwide championship recreation between the Michigan Wolverines and the Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium in Houston on Jan. 8, 2024. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Ben by chance interrupted Herbstreit and Davis as the 2 obtained prepared. It allowed for ESPN to have a wider shot behind the 2 commentators and provides followers a glimpse of the manufacturing group.
Nevertheless, any criticism of his golden retriever being within the sales space with him was instantly pushed again on. Herbstreit made his emotions identified on X.
Herbstreit is clearly doing the most effective he can to make his canine’s life as comfy as doable because it offers with leukemia.
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Kirk Herbstreit attends the sport between the LSU Tigers and the Southern California Trojans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sept. 1, 2024. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports activities)
“Ben is all the time prepared. We’ve had a tricky offseason. I haven’t actually advised anyone this, he obtained recognized with leukemia and most not too long ago needed to have an operation the place they needed to take a few plenty,” Herbstreit mentioned on “The Brett Boone Podcast” final month. “They needed to open him up and took out his spleen the place there was a mass after which one other mass on his gut, which is a fairly large process once you’re 10 years outdated.
“I didn’t know if we had been going to lose him or what. He didn’t reply favorably the primary three or 4 days; wouldn’t eat, wouldn’t go to the lavatory. This was simply in all probability two-and-a-half weeks in the past, and he’s slowly sort of popping out of that state and is again to taking walks and consuming and wagging and beginning to get again to his persona.
Kirk Herbstreit, left, talks with Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops earlier than the school soccer recreation between the Tennessee Volunteers and Kentucky Wildcats on Oct. 29, 2022 at Neyland Stadium, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photos)
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“So, I’m praying daily for him and hoping that he’s going to be OK – to begin with simply to be OK after which, secondly, hope to have the ability to take him on the highway with me once more this 12 months.”
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