It's an end of an era in College Football as one of the faces of the sport announced he'd be retiring from College Gameday during Week 1 of the College Football season.
Lee Corso was the face of College Gameday as he was hired at the shows inception in 1987 and quickly became an icon. Every Saturday College Gameday became appointment television for College Football fans and those who weren't massive fans still checked to see which team's headgear Lee Corso donned that morning.
Whether Lee Corso was blurting out his famous "Not so fast, my friend" or turning heel against the crowd he was appointment television and if you asked hundreds of fans for their favorite Lee Corso moment, you may get a different answer from everyone asked.
Lee Corso started his headgear picks in 1996 when he made his first pick predicting Ohio State would beat Penn State a pick he won. In 2005, Corso would make his 100th pick predicting Florida State would beat Boston College which was another correct pick. Corso would lose his 200th pick as Wisconsin lost to Michigan State but, picks 300 and 400 were correct as Corso was almost always spot on with his milestone picks.
After the news was released, Lee Corso's longtime partner Kirk Herbstreit who joined the show in 1996 released a heartfelt video about what Corso has meant to his life and his career.
Rece Davis who was a more recent addition to College Gameday released a heartfelt video of his own.
Chris Fowler was right at Lee Corso's side from 1990 up until 2014 when Rece Davis took over as the host and Fowler best spoke to the bond the two built and what Corso has meant to everyone.
Whether Lee Corso was appealing to the crowd or turning heel against them, picking your favorite team or picking against them, no matter what the pick was he made it hilarious and perfectly led fans into a great day of College Football. We often say that there will never be another person that reaches a feat but, with Lee Corso it's true that no one will ever touch a generation the way Lee Corso did.