Meet the dogs who brought joy in 2023 to Deion Sanders, Caleb Williams and Kirk Herbstreit

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is ending the year as possibly the most followed and famous college coach in America in 2023, as judged by all the attention he got from his games, commercials, social media accounts, magazine covers and documentary series on Amazon Prime Video.

But even Sanders just wants to be alone sometimes, away from all of those eyeballs except for those of a certain special friend.

His name is Gunner, Sanders’ dog.

“You may not think it, but I’m pretty much a loner,” Sanders said in an interview with USA TODAY Sports this month.

He said this from his expansive estate in Texas, where he initially traveled without family or human friends and instead had Gunner at his side in his office.

“They said dog is man’s best friend, and I don’t think they lied,” he said.

Caleb Williams agrees. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Southern California made his feelings about this known in November when he said he just wanted to “go home and cuddle with my dog” after getting beaten on the field.

USC quarterback Caleb Williams and his dog Supa.

Kirk Herbstreit also can relate. The voice of college football for ESPN, Herbstreit travels to games with his dog, Ben, and recently became even more inseparable from him after having him registered as an emotional support animal.

Each helped make this season another Year of the Dog in college football, aside from the fact that the Washington Huskies are undefeated and trying to succeed the Georgia Bulldogs as national champions. Amid the grind of an up-and-down season, it’s because of all the support and joy these dogs gave behind the scenes to the biggest names in the game.

Here’s how:

Deion Sanders and his dog Gunner

Gunner is a Belgian Malinois, about 3 years old, part of a breed that is known for being a “world-class worker who forges an unbreakable…


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Author : USA TODAY Sports

Publish date : 2023-12-24 13:25:47

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