This season marked the first year of college football without legendary broadcaster Lee Corso appearing regularly on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” a noticeable change following his retirement after Week 1.
That show served as Corso’s final appearance alongside Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, and Kirk Herbstreit.
Corso has long been at the heart of what helped build “College GameDay” into one of the premier pregame shows in all of sports.
His upbeat personality, deep football knowledge as a former player and coach, and his iconic headgear selections—an element fans eagerly anticipated each week—became staples of the program’s identity.
Now, ahead of the second year of the College Football Playoff beginning Friday, ESPN made a major announcement involving Corso. On Tuesday, he was officially inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025.
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Accepting the honor on Corso’s behalf was his close friend and longtime ESPN colleague Chris Fowler, who hosted “College GameDay” for much of Corso’s tenure and now serves as the network’s lead college football play-by-play announcer.
Corso was inducted alongside ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen and technical director Marc Herklotz. Speaking on Rasmussen’s behalf at the ceremony was fellow broadcasting legend Chris Berman.
Corso has been inducted into three different collegiate Halls of Fame and joined ESPN in 1987, the same year the network launched “College GameDay.”
In 1989, he transitioned into a full-time analyst role and went on to become one of the most iconic figures in college football media. Remarkably, his legendary run didn’t come to an end until his retirement at the age of 90.
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