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ESPN College GameDay hasn't been the same since saying goodbye to the legendary Lee Corso one year ago. The 91-year-old Corso bid farewell to the iconic college football pregame show, but recently reconnected with his good friend Kirk Herbstreit.
This week, Herbstreit revealed that he met up with Corso before the start of the season, and shared some details from their emotional reunion.
In an article with US Weekly, discussed a meeting at the Orlando airport, where he and Corso got some quality time together.
"By the time I landed, there he is," Herbstreit said. "We hugged, embraced. He was emotional because we haven't seen each other in a while. When he cried, it made me cry. Because he's my guy. We were able to hang out for probably 20 or 30 minutes and just kind of get caught up."
MORE: Scott Van Pelt, ESPN SportsCenter honor Barry Melrose with touching tribute video
#corso #gameday #kirk #weekly
This week, Herbstreit revealed that he met up with Corso before the start of the season, and shared some details from their emotional reunion.
In an article with US Weekly, discussed a meeting at the Orlando airport, where he and Corso got some quality time together.
"By the time I landed, there he is," Herbstreit said. "We hugged, embraced. He was emotional because we haven't seen each other in a while. When he cried, it made me cry. Because he's my guy. We were able to hang out for probably 20 or 30 minutes and just kind of get caught up."
MORE: Scott Van Pelt, ESPN SportsCenter honor Barry Melrose with touching tribute video
#corso #gameday #kirk #weekly
2 days ago
Saoirse Ronan made her first return to the red carpet since giving birth to her first child, attending the Orizzonti Corti Fuori Concorso E Concorso screening during the Venice Film Festival at Sala Giardino this evening.
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It was an understated return, with the Irish actress wearing a navy-blue Louis Vuitton dress that kept the focus on its clean silhouette. The silver zip running along the side was the only real point of detail.
Considering this was her first red carpet appearance in some time, I wasn't expecting Saoirse to make a dramatic comeback. This felt more in keeping with her style: simple, unfussy and confident enough to let the cut do the work. I also like that the zip gives the dress some edge.
Even the jewellery followed the same approach. Saoirse wore a Les Honneurs earring and Tumbler ear cuff in white gold and diamonds from Louis Vuitton's High Jewelry collection, which added just enough sparkle without changing the mood of the look.
#concorso
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It was an understated return, with the Irish actress wearing a navy-blue Louis Vuitton dress that kept the focus on its clean silhouette. The silver zip running along the side was the only real point of detail.
Considering this was her first red carpet appearance in some time, I wasn't expecting Saoirse to make a dramatic comeback. This felt more in keeping with her style: simple, unfussy and confident enough to let the cut do the work. I also like that the zip gives the dress some edge.
Even the jewellery followed the same approach. Saoirse wore a Les Honneurs earring and Tumbler ear cuff in white gold and diamonds from Louis Vuitton's High Jewelry collection, which added just enough sparkle without changing the mood of the look.
#concorso
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14 days ago
When you think of College GameDay, you think of a festive, joyous atmosphere that celebrates college football and campuses around the country. But it wasn't always that way, especially if Lee Corso dared to pick the visiting team.
Before his retirement at the beginning of last season, Corso's mascot headgear pick was the climax of the program and one of the highlights of televised sports every week across the fall. Thankfully, ESPN has decided to retire the tradition along with him as it hasn't been picked up since. But the hype and anticipation for who he would pick and whether he would ride with the home team or dare to go against the grain was a huge deal.
And it was apparently too huge for some.
Longtime College GameDay ******* yst Kirk Herbstreit appeared on The Press Box podcast with Bryan Curtis at The Ringer and detailed a couple of scary incidents where fans were so upset over Corso's headgear picks that they actually threw projectiles at the set in the early years of the road show. Once it was a golf ball, and another time it was a full beer can. Herbstreit said that after the second occasion, the show put up a protective net behind the stage to ensure the safety of the on-air personalities.
"I remember two different occasions. We were at LSU doing an LSU-Alabama game and Corso picked Alabama. And he put on an elephant hat. This is before he did the helmets. And he had a massive Alabama red or crimson flag with an "A" on it and he's picking Alabama right in the heart of Baton Rouge. And here comes a golf ball flying from I don't know, 30 yards out, and it just happened to hit the flag that he was waving and it landed right on the desk," Herbstreit said.
#herbstreit
Before his retirement at the beginning of last season, Corso's mascot headgear pick was the climax of the program and one of the highlights of televised sports every week across the fall. Thankfully, ESPN has decided to retire the tradition along with him as it hasn't been picked up since. But the hype and anticipation for who he would pick and whether he would ride with the home team or dare to go against the grain was a huge deal.
And it was apparently too huge for some.
Longtime College GameDay ******* yst Kirk Herbstreit appeared on The Press Box podcast with Bryan Curtis at The Ringer and detailed a couple of scary incidents where fans were so upset over Corso's headgear picks that they actually threw projectiles at the set in the early years of the road show. Once it was a golf ball, and another time it was a full beer can. Herbstreit said that after the second occasion, the show put up a protective net behind the stage to ensure the safety of the on-air personalities.
"I remember two different occasions. We were at LSU doing an LSU-Alabama game and Corso picked Alabama. And he put on an elephant hat. This is before he did the helmets. And he had a massive Alabama red or crimson flag with an "A" on it and he's picking Alabama right in the heart of Baton Rouge. And here comes a golf ball flying from I don't know, 30 yards out, and it just happened to hit the flag that he was waving and it landed right on the desk," Herbstreit said.
#herbstreit
14 days ago
Lee Corso retired at the beginning of the 2025 college football season, leaving the show in the hands of Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban and Pat McAfee. One of the most beloved figures in college football media, Corso had been with the show since its inception in 1987.
Herbstreit joined the show as a sideline ***** yst in 1995 and replaced Craig James on the desk the next season. Three decades later, it's clear ESPN made the right choice, but early in Herbstreit's run with the show someone at the network apparently didn't think it was working as well as it could.
Herbstreit shared the story on The Press Box podcast (via Awful Announcing):
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"I remember about the middle of the year, a guy came up to me at ESPN who worked on GameDay [and said], 'You'll never last if you don't figure out how to aggressively go after Corso,' because that's what Craig had done," Herbstreit said. "I just didn't think that I could do that."
#Football #espn
Herbstreit joined the show as a sideline ***** yst in 1995 and replaced Craig James on the desk the next season. Three decades later, it's clear ESPN made the right choice, but early in Herbstreit's run with the show someone at the network apparently didn't think it was working as well as it could.
Herbstreit shared the story on The Press Box podcast (via Awful Announcing):
MORE: College football ***** yst says college sports don't need NCAA anymore
"I remember about the middle of the year, a guy came up to me at ESPN who worked on GameDay [and said], 'You'll never last if you don't figure out how to aggressively go after Corso,' because that's what Craig had done," Herbstreit said. "I just didn't think that I could do that."
#Football #espn
1 month ago
Rookies, when they enter the NFL, are bound to spend some of their rookie contract on a variety of things. Most tend to buy things or help out family, others look for the car or house they have wanted. In the case of Minnesota Vikings first-round pick Caleb Banks, he spent some of his early rookie contract on something...different.
The Athletic's Alec Lewis shared on Wednesday that Banks, who is known for his unique collection of pets, had added another spider and three more snakes to his family of exotic pets. Earlier in the offseason, Banks shared he had already had two pythons, a chameleon, and a cane corso.
Ironically, the cane corso is the most tame pet in his family, considering it is a dog.
Caleb Banks said he bought another spider and three more snakes this offseason. We're back. https://t.co/diJht0wBfU
However, on the field, Banks has shown to be explosive early on and has overcome some early setbacks in the offseason program after being drafted. The former Florida Gator had suffered a broken foot in January so seeing him on the field is a sight to behold for the Vikings franchise.
#offseason #rookie #contract #shared
The Athletic's Alec Lewis shared on Wednesday that Banks, who is known for his unique collection of pets, had added another spider and three more snakes to his family of exotic pets. Earlier in the offseason, Banks shared he had already had two pythons, a chameleon, and a cane corso.
Ironically, the cane corso is the most tame pet in his family, considering it is a dog.
Caleb Banks said he bought another spider and three more snakes this offseason. We're back. https://t.co/diJht0wBfU
However, on the field, Banks has shown to be explosive early on and has overcome some early setbacks in the offseason program after being drafted. The former Florida Gator had suffered a broken foot in January so seeing him on the field is a sight to behold for the Vikings franchise.
#offseason #rookie #contract #shared
10 months ago
Washington state resident hospitalized with strain of bird flu never seen in humans
A strain of bird flu never seen in humans infected a Washington state resident and left the person hospitalized, according to state health authorities.
Washington State Department of Health authorities announced that an older resident was hospitalized in early November with flu-like symptoms. Health department spokesperson Roberto Bonaccorso told USA TODAY on Nov. 19 that the person remains hospitalized. The person has underlying health conditions and keeps backyard poultry that were exposed to wild birds.
A strain of bird flu never seen in humans infected a Washington state resident and left the person hospitalized, according to state health authorities.
Washington State Department of Health authorities announced that an older resident was hospitalized in early November with flu-like symptoms. Health department spokesperson Roberto Bonaccorso told USA TODAY on Nov. 19 that the person remains hospitalized. The person has underlying health conditions and keeps backyard poultry that were exposed to wild birds.
