Kirk Herbstreit reacts to Lee Corso's last GameDay being at Ohio State
Perfect setting for one last ride!Coach's 'First Love' as he says!! https://t.co/GyCqZunjCc
If you've tuned into ESPN's College GameDay through the years, there's one thing that has become pretty apparent. Former Ohio State quarterback and current GameDay analyst Kirk Herbstreit has a very good relationship with host Lee Corso. The two have a chemistry and mutual regard for each other that has gone on for almost three decades. In fact, when Corso has been absent from the show for health reasons, Herbstreit has always been right there wishing his friend well and expressing his gratitude for what he means to him and college football.
So it will be with great respect and reflection that Herbstreit and the rest of the College GameDay crew pay tribute to Corso when the show hits Columbus for the massive collision between Texas and Ohio State on Aug. 30. It's the same location that Corso started the headgear tradition by donning the Brutus head in a game between OSU and Penn State on Oct. 5, 1996.
But not everyone is happy about it. Dan Corso, Lee's son, expressed his desire that his father's last ride be in Tallahassee on the same date for the matchup between Alabama and Florida State, where Corso played quarterback and cornerback and was also on the baseball team.
Herbstreit, though, responded to the confirmation that Ohio Stadium as the last location for his buddy as a perfect ending, showing support for his friend and for what it'll mean for GameDay fans and college football fans in general.
Not only should the game be much-anticipated, but you can bet the GameDay crew is putting together plenty of moments and reflections from what Corso has meant to college football through the years. What a poetic ending to Corso's career in front of the camera for ESPN and GameDay.
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