Long-Time College Football Announcer Says Lee Corso Made His Dreams Come True, 38 Years Ago For nearly 40 years, Lee Corso gave college football fans something bigger than analysis—he gave them joy an

“Appreciate you, young man.” With all due respect to “Not so fast, my friend,” those aren’t the first words that jump to mind when CFB fans think of Lee Corso . In the business world, those words are more significant than any mascot. They were the first words we ever heard from Corse. And on Saturday, the 90-year-old coach said it for the final time on ‘ College GameDay’ , bowing out after nearly four decades as the show’s heartbeat.

When the lights first came on in 1987, ESPN rolled out a brand-new studio show previewing the day’s college football slate. It was called ‘College GameDay’ . The host was a familiar face in Tim Brando , paired with Beano Cook , a walking encyclopedia of college football. And then there was Corso—the former Indiana coach with quick wit and sharp