On this weekend’s edition of College GameDay, Lee Corso was moved to tears after a wonderful tribute to him and his headgear picks aired live on ESPN this morning. Live from Boulder, Colorado for the Colorado-Colorado State game on Saturday, the crowd led a “Corso” chant in unison after the tribute aired.
Saturday marked Coro’s 400th College GameDay headgear pick and he was celebrated as such. At 88 years old, Corso is still going strong. You can tell how much it means to him to still be on set.
Lee Corso moved to tears after a wonderful tribute to him and his headgear picks airs on College GameDay.
Colorado fans led a “CORSO!” chant after it aired. pic.twitter.com/KhvuVUqEO8
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 16, 2023
In 2016, around the 20th anniversary of his first donning a mascot head, Corso spoke to Awful Announcing about how much joy he was still getting from being on GameDay:
“Are you kidding me? You don’t last this long in television! I’ve been there about 27 years and it’s amazing. But again, you’ve got to remember, at the time I was in the most need, ESPN was at its best. Because the stroke affected my speech and I could hardly talk, and I eventually got back to talking and they stuck with me.”
Corso thanked several people, including his colleagues for putting up with his shtick, and those who made the tribute. He also made sure to thank ESPN for sticking with him after he suffered his stroke.
Corso thanked several people, including his colleagues for putting up with his shtick, and those who made the tribute video. pic.twitter.com/igT8ISH6QR
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 16, 2023
The college football world was quick to react to the awesome Corso tribute:
Tip of the head gear to a legend. https://t.co/DmwU2fLeD0
— Matt Barrie (@MattBarrie) September 16, 2023
Not gonna lie, the allergies acted up at the end of that segment. https://t.co/gWqwrmkdBK
— Doc Kennedy (@DocHeelfire) September 16, 2023
My allergies were acting up watching this… Love ya Lee! https://t.co/OGkEald73W
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) September 16, 2023
If you love college football that tribute could have your eyes sweating https://t.co/9WFoZJj1nB
— J0siah (@JosiahH_) September 16, 2023
this was a great segment and I really do love Lee Corso https://t.co/k5QGGx3S0P
— Lucy Rohden (@lucy_rohden) September 16, 2023
This is just wonderfully done. Got a little dusty here in Colorado watching it and then seeing Coach Corso’s reaction. @CollegeGameDay at its best here. https://t.co/TqbAkXzQs6
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 16, 2023
Impossible to overstate the impact he and this show have had on the sport. Nothing like it in the whole world. https://t.co/u2nC6yvSa1
— Nick (@YNWA9623) September 16, 2023
Fantastic piece this morning on ESPN. https://t.co/E8UW8VhKAs
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) September 16, 2023
What an awesome tribute.
About Sam Neumann
Since the beginning of 2023, Sam has been a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. A 2021 graduate of Temple University, Sam is a Charlotte native, who currently calls Greenville, South Carolina his home. He also has a love/hate relationship with the New York Mets and Jets.