The race of almost four decades of Lee Corso in “College Gameday” of ESPN is coming to an end.
Corso, for a long time BroadCaster ESPN and former coach Widely known for its endearing expressions and the elaborate helmets selections, it will retire after a race with the program that began in 1987, ESPN announced on Thursday. Its final broadcast will be on August 30, week 1 of the 2025 University Soccer Season, and the Network said that additional programming is also planned to celebrate Corso.
“My family and I will be indebted forever for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and ‘College Gameday’ for almost 40 years,” Corso said in a statement to ESPN. “I have a treasure of many friends, good memories and some unusual experiences to take me to retirement.”
Corso, who turns 90 in August, began his Popular helmet segment In October 1995 in a game in Ohio State. Since then, 286-144 has gone in 430 selections with everything, from helmets and pet heads to dressing as the Irish goblin of Notre Dame, the Stanford tree and the historical figures James Madison and Benjamin Franklin.
“Not so fast, my friend” It is one of his best -known comments and his good humor along with Kirk Herbstreit, Receive Davis and Desmond Howard and many others who date back more than three decades helped Corso and the program are a beloved basic element for millions of Saturdays as a university American football.
Corso’s career has lasted a health scare in 2009, when he suffered a stroke that left him unable to speak for a while. He returned to “College Gameday” later that year. Although his colleagues has not joined so much on the road in recent years, Corso was at the site of the national title game last year between Ohio State and Notre Dame in Atlanta.
Corso was a university and professional football coach for 28 years before the transition to the transition. He trained 15 years at the University in Louisville, Indiana and northern Illinois.
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