Herbstreit has four golden retrievers, and Ben is the oldest of the bunch. Ben regularly accompanied Herbstreit on trips for "College GameDay" and "Thursday Night Football" games throughout 2023,

The Crimson Tide hadn’t played in Madison since 1928, a full 64 years before House of Pain released “Jump Around”. So you can’t blame Alabama for embracing the tradition at Wisconsin games on Saturday as they beat the Badgers, 42-10. Especially since it appeared plenty of fans had already left the stadium before the end of the fourth quarter.

The Herbstreit policy was back in effect for Week 1, though, as he did not pick a winner for the Notre Dame-Texas A&M game (which he called that Saturday night on ABC) or the Southern Cal-LSU game (which he called the following Monday night on ABC) during “GameDay.” Everyone else on set made a prediction.

The matchup between the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs and Kentucky Wildcats was one of the most-hyped games of the week, so much so that ESPN was projected to head to Kroger Field for its "College GameDay" show.