Kirk Herbstreit‘s grieving the lack of man’s greatest pal … breaking down over his canine Ben’s loss of life stay on-air.

The soccer commentator appeared on ESPN’s “Faculty GameDay” Saturday morning … simply two days after he introduced he and his spouse needed to put down his golden retriever — who traveled with him to lots of his video games.

Throughout the broadcast, ESPN performed a clip all about Ben … with Kirk speaking about how he was way over only a canine or journey companion — and, clearly Ben’s nonetheless feeling very uncooked emotionally ‘trigger he may barely discuss Ben in the course of the present.

Simply earlier than the clip, Kirk’s cohosts thanked him for sharing Ben with them … and the group begins to chant out “We love Ben!” rhythmically.

It appears Kirk was supposed to talk a bit of extra about his pup … however, watch the video — he merely wasn’t in a position to get the phrases out.