Lee Corso uses Kirk Herbstreit to send message to college football fans after retirement news

Lee Corso, a few months from being 90 years old, isn’t online in any fashion. That said, with the outpouring of love from college football fans following the news of his upcoming retirement in August, he asked a friend to help express his thanks and gratitude for him.

Kirk Herbstreit took to Twitter again on Friday in a follow-up about Corso’s retirement from ‘College GameDay’ come kickoff of Week 1 on August 30th. He shared a conversation on the phone that the two of them had this afternoon where his longtime colleague wanted him to help to share his appreciation to all those who have wished him well since yesterday upon the announcement.

Ya gotta know our guy doesn’t have a computer let alone social media…haha…so I called him just now to make sure he knew how much the CFB community has been pouring out their love for him..as we talked about other things we were about to hang up and he said “hey Kirk can you put… pic.twitter.com/qtvQkF9IYH

— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) April 18, 2025

“Ya gotta know our guy doesn’t have a computer let alone social media…haha…so I called him just now to make sure he knew how much the CFB community has been pouring out their love for him,” Herbstreit tweeted on Friday afternoon. “as we talked about other things we were about to hang up and he said “hey Kirk can you put up on your Facebook or Twitter or whatever it is how much I appreciate all the well wishes-it really means a lot to me”-and I told him “I don’t have Facebook but I’ll definitely send out a tweet to let people know how much you appreciate it”. It’s hard to let go I’m sure-but he really sounds like he’s at peace and it’s the right time. God bless him-he’s the best!”

Corso, the last remaining member of the original cast of ‘College GameDay’, had his retirement announced by the show and the network on Thursday. That’ll end what’s been 38 years of headgear picks, not so fasts, and plenty of other entertainment from him for fans to start their Saturdays with since 1987.

With that, the sport of college football reacted with a bittersweet feeling about him no longer being on ‘College GameDay’. That included messages shared from around the game, including his own colleagues like from the show with Herbstreit, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, and Chris Fowler as well as Stephen A. Smith and Scott Van Pelt at ESPN.

Now, all that’s left to determine about that last broadcast is where GameDay will be on August 30th. The expectation is they’ll be there for Texas vs. Ohio State in Columbus, with Corso having picked the Buckeyes’ headgear the most all-time, but they could also end up at Alabama vs. Florida State in Tallahassee, with Corso having been a player for the Seminoles, or even LSU vs. Clemson in Death Valley.

Still, there’s four and a half months to decide all of that. That means there’s a third of the year for fans and college football collectively to applaud Coach Corso ahead of his final time on-air with ‘College GameDay’.