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In 1987, two years after what would be his final head coaching job, Lee Corso joined ESPN as a college football analyst.
Over the better part of the next 40 years, Corso became one of the singular figures in the world of college football, someone whose face and voice became synonymous with the sport he so dearly loved.
Corso helped ESPN’s “College GameDay” become a juggernaut, a college football pregame show that doubled as a party that traveled to the biggest games in the sport. His jovial personality, sharp analysis and famous one-liners — like “Not so fast, my friend” — made him both a voice of authority and a beloved figure, someone whose infectious charisma helped make so many fall in love with college football.
On Thursday, ESPN announced that the 89-year-old Corso will retire in August, marking the end of one of the most decorated runs for an analyst in the history of sports television.
In the wake of the announcement, fans and viewers have paid tribute to Corso. Many have praised him for his work on “GameDay,” a discussion that’s impossible to have without fondly looking back on some of his more outlandish and hysterical moments on the show.
With Corso nearing the end of his illustrious tenure on “GameDay,” here’s a look back at some of his more memorable moments over the years:
Lee Corso most memorable moments on ‘College GameDay’
The first headgear pick
Nothing came to define Corso’s role on “GameDay” more than his headgear picks, when he would wrap up the game prediction segment by putting on the mascot head of whichever team he believed would win the game at the site where the…
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Publish date : 2025-04-17 20:59:00
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