Overview

• “Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special” premieres Friday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN, re-airs on ESPN2 at 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. ET Saturday, and will be available on ESPN+ after the debut.
• The one-hour tribute features reflections from College GameDay figures including Rece Davis, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Maria Taylor.
• Coaches and athletes such as Nick Saban, Dabo Swinney, Kirby Smart, Lane Kiffin, Drew Brees and Andrew Luck appear, with additional nods from Ken Jeong and Carl Lewis.
• A 47-second trailer shared by Adam Schefter on X drew emotional responses from fans ahead of the broadcast.
• Corso, 90, joined GameDay in 1987 and introduced the headgear segment in 1996; his farewell week leads to a final appearance Aug. 30 in Columbus before No. 1 Texas vs. No. 2 Ohio State.