University American football On Saturdays the same will never look.
The legendary University Soccer Analyst Lee Corso, 89, announced Thursday that after almost four decades in the air with ESPN, he will retire after a final “College Gameday” Transmitted at the end of this summer.
The state of the state of Ohio, Brutus, interacts with Lee Corso in the Set of ESPN College Gameday before the first round game among the volunteers of Ohio State Buckeyes and Tennessee in Columbus on December 21, 2024. (IMAGN)
“My family and I will be indebted forever for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and College Gameday for almost 40 years. I have a treasure of many friends, good memories and some unusual experiences to take me to retirement,” he said in a statement provided by ESPN.
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“ESPN has been exceptionally generous to me, especially in recent years. They accommodated me and supported me, just like my colleagues in the first days of the University Game Day.”
Corso will officially enter retirement after its last transmission with “College Gameday” on August 30. He will be 90 years old when he goes up to the stage one last time.
Corso first joined the network 38 years ago in 1987 and remains at least for a short time, the only remaining original personality in “College Gameday”. He became full -time analyst in 1989, working with many greats, but in his last goodbye, Corso thanked a particular person.
Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit on the Set of ESPN College Gameday before the game between Colorado Buffaloes and the RAMS of the Colorado state in Folsom Field on September 16, 2023. (Andrew Wevers-USA Today Sports)
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“A special thanks to Kirk Herbstreit for their friendship and breath. And not to forget, fans … really a blessing to share this with them. ESPN gave me this wonderful opportunity and gave me support to guarantee success. I am really grateful. “
Corso became known for its popular head teams over the years, which began in October 1995 in a game in Ohio state, And his popular slogan, “not so fast, friend.”
The tributes for Corso arrived online on Thursday when the university football community reacted to the news of its retirement.
Personality ESPN Lee Corso before the game between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners at Cotton Bowl on October 7, 2023. (Kevin Jairaj-USA Today Sports)
“I just wanted to say that I love you,” Herbstreit said in a video posted in X. “I thank you for so many lessons that they taught me. Almost 30 years together, I enjoyed sitting next to him seeing him do your thing. Very fun. We have had so many great moments in the program, outside the program.
“You are an icon,” he added. “You are a unique person in life, a unique radio station in life.”
