COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It is rare for a sports broadcasting figure to retire on his own terms or to be able to accept the tributes or adulation of colleagues and fans.

Lee Corso gets to experience that on Saturday.

Corso makes his final appearance as part of ESPN’s “College GameDay” crew before No. 3 and reigning national champion Ohio State hosts top-ranked Texas.

Since announcing his retirement earlier this year, Corso has received his share of acclaim and send-offs. He was honored at the ESPY Awards in July and received a standing ovation before boarding his flight in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday.

“It’s a gamut of different emotions. I’m trying to stay in the celebratory lane this weekend,” said GameDay analyst Kirk Herbstreit, who has sat next to Corso since 1996. “We don’t want to

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