Lee Corso put on his famous headgear during the ESPYS Wednesday night at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Only this time, he wasn’t predicting the outcome of a game. The former longtime college football coach was receiving a tribute as his farewell from ESPN’s “College GameDay” continued.
Corso, who will turn 90 in August, announced earlier this year that his final show for the longstanding pregame broadcast would take place Week 1 of the 2025 college football season. “GameDay” will be in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 30 for a highly-anticipated showdown between defending national champion Ohio State and Texas.
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Corso’s send-off location is fitting given he started his headgear segment at Ohio State on Oct. 5, 1996 before the Buckeyes hosted Penn State.
“I feel like I’ve had the best seat really in all in college football for these last 30 years, right next to Coach, right before he’d pull that headgear out or say something that nobody else would say,” Herbsteit said Wednesday night at the ESPYS, alongside fellow “GameDay” co-hosts Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee.
“There’s so many lessons and such a special bond that I’m so lucky to share with one of the great spirits and great minds that college football has ever seen.”
Howard, who won the Heisman Trophy at Michigan and a Super Bowl MVP with the Green Bay Packers in the ’90s, followed Herbstreit’s comments.
“I’ve been very fortunate to play for some great coaches: Two Hall of Fame coaches — one in high school, one in college — a Super Bowl-winning coach,” Howard said. “But it wasn’t until I retired and started doing TV when I ran into the greatest coach anybody doing TV could ever have, Lee Corso. When I came aboard in 2005, Coach Corso opened his arms. He embraced me, he taught me, he coached me. But, more than anything, he made me feel like family.”
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Author : Andy Backstrom
Publish date : 2025-07-17 02:10:00
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