Jason Benetti had some heartbreaking words speaking about his late colleague Dan Hicks on Saturday.

Taking his spot in the booth for Notre Dame-Boston College on NBC, Benetti opened his portion of the broadcast with an emotional tribute to the man he was filling in for .

“Our broadcast booth feels very hollow right now here at NBC Sports,” Benetti said. “Our colleague of 35 years, Dan Hicks, passed away on Wednesday. And I wish I wasn’t here right now … I wish Dan was here right now, and I know everybody does.”

Benetti then kicked it to NBC analyst Jason Garrett, who worked three seasons alongside Hicks, for a long monologue honoring the…

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