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."
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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
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