Ohio State football is honoring the dog of college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit. The famous analyst attended the school.

Herbstreit, 55, has referred to Corso as a father figure. Corso has been a GameDay mainstay and took a young Herbstreit under his wing when the former Ohio State quarterback joined the traveling pregame show in 1996. Herbstreit’s special bonds with Corso and Ben have brought smiles to many fans over the past few seasons of GameDay.

Kirk Herbstreit, the former Ohio State quarterback and longtime analyst for ESPN's "College GameDay," revealed on Thursday afternoon that his dog, Ben, has sadly passed away. The golden retriever has made waves around the college football world over the past few years.