Legendary broadcaster Lee Corso to retire from 'College GameDay' after nearly four decades on air

College shot Saturdays volition ne'er look the aforesaid again. 

Legendary assemblage shot expert Lee Corso, 89, announced Thursday that aft astir 4 decades connected the aerial with ESPN, helium volition discontinue aft 1 final "College GameDay" broadcast aboriginal this summer. 

Ohio State mascot Brutus interacts with Lee Corso connected the acceptable of ESPN College GameDay anterior to the first-round crippled betwixt the Ohio State Buckeyes and Tennessee Volunteers successful Columbus connected Dec. 21, 2024. (IMAGN)

"My household and I volition beryllium everlastingly indebted for the accidental to beryllium portion of ESPN and College GameDay for astir 40 years. I person a treasure of galore friends, fond memories and immoderate antithetic experiences to instrumentality with maine into retirement," helium said successful a connection provided by ESPN. 

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"ESPN has been exceptionally generous to me, particularly these past fewer years. They accommodated maine and supported me, arsenic did my colleagues successful the aboriginal days of College GameDay."

Corso volition officially participate status aft his past broadcast with "College GameDay" connected Aug. 30. He volition beryllium 90 erstwhile helium takes the signifier 1 last time.  

Corso archetypal joined the web 38 years agone successful 1987 and remains, astatine slightest for a abbreviated while, the lone remaining archetypal on-air property for "College GameDay." He became a full-time expert successful 1989, moving alongside galore greats, but successful his last goodbye, Corso thanked 1 idiosyncratic successful particular. 

Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit connected the acceptable of ESPN College GameDay anterior to the crippled betwixt the Colorado Buffaloes and the Colorado State Rams astatine Folsom Field connected Sept. 16, 2023. (Andrew Wevers-USA Today Sports)

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"Special acknowledgment to Kirk Herbstreit for his relationship and encouragement. And lest I forget, the fans... genuinely a blessing to stock this with them. ESPN gave maine this fantastic accidental and provided maine the enactment to guarantee success. I americium genuinely grateful."

Corso became known for his fashionable headgear picks implicit the years, which began successful October 1995 astatine a crippled at Ohio State, and his fashionable slogan, "Not truthful fast, my friend." 

Tributes for Corso poured successful online Thursday arsenic the assemblage shot assemblage reacted to the quality of his retirement.

ESPN property Lee Corso earlier the crippled betwixt the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners astatine the Cotton Bowl connected Oct. 7, 2023. (Kevin Jairaj-USA Today Sports)

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"I conscionable wanted to accidental I emotion you," Herbstreit said successful a video posted connected X. "I convey you for truthful galore lessons you taught me. Almost 30 years together, I’ve enjoyed sitting adjacent to you watching you bash your thing. So overmuch fun. We’ve had truthful galore large moments connected the show, disconnected the show. 

"You’re an icon," helium added. "You’re a once-in-a-lifetime person, once-in-a-lifetime broadcaster." 

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