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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Florida State football's kickoff time in season opener vs Alabama reportedly set
Florida State's football season opener against Alabama will be a day game at Doak Campbell Stadium. According to Brett McMurphy, the game time for this SEC-ACC matchup will be at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30. Beforehand, the Tennessee-Syracuse game, which will be in Atlanta, will be at noon. The LSU-Clemson game will be a primetime game at 7:30 p.m. For Sunday's slate, the South Carolina-Virginia Tech game will be on ESPN at 3 p.m. in Atlanta. This will be the sixth meeting between FSU and Alabama, but it'll be played at Doak for the first time. The stadium is expected to be fully renovated before kickoff. The FSU-Bama game is considered a host site for ESPN's "College GameDay", in which Lee Corso, an FSU alum, will be making his final appearance on the tailgate show. Advertisement FSU is coming off a 2-10 season last year, while Alabama finished 9-4. Mike Norvell will be in his sixth season with the Seminoles. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. FSU football 2025 season schedule Aug. 30, Alabama, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 6, East Texas A&M, TBA Sept. 20, Kent State, TBA Sept. 26, at Virginia (Friday), TBA Oct. 4, Miami, TBA Oct. 11, Pittsburgh, TBA Oct. 18, at Stanford, TBA Nov. 1 Wake Forest, TBA Nov. 8 at Clemson, TBA Nov. 15 Virginia Tech, TBA Nov. 21 North Carolina State (Fri.), TBA Nov. 29, Florida, TBA More: FSU football boosts offense by adding a pair of Gavins from NCAA transfer portal This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida State football vs. Alabama in Week 1: Channel, kickoff time
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
CUE SPECULATION: Lee Corso's final College GameDay could be Texas vs. Ohio State
CUE SPECULATION: Lee Corso's final College GameDay could be Texas vs. Ohio State Despite the game being broadcasted on FOX, College GameDay on ESPN has still broadcasted before from Big Noon Kickoff games. Legendary ESPN analyst Lee Corso is set to retire after nearly four decades on College GameDay, with his final broadcast scheduled for August 30, 2025. While speculation is swirling that Corso's last show will be at the marquee match up between Ohio State and Texas, not everyone is convinced that will be the case. Corso, who turns 90 this summer, has been an iconic figure on College GameDay since joining the program in 1987. His tradition of donning mascot headgear for his game picks began in Columbus, Ohio, in 1996, when he first wore the Brutus Buckeye head. With the Buckeyes hosting the Longhorns in a rare non-conference matchup to open the season, many see this as a fitting full-circle moment for Corso's farewell. ESPN has yet to formally announce the location for Corso's final show, fueling speculation among fans and analysts. The Ohio State-Texas game is widely considered the favorite, given its national appeal and Corso's personal history with both programs. 'It would be a major upset if College GameDay headed anywhere but Ohio State for Corso's final show,' noted one analyst. However, some, including college football insider Brett McMurphy, have suggested that ESPN could choose another high-profile Week 1 matchup, such as Alabama at Florida State or LSU at Clemson, both of which also carry significant storylines and fan interest. Corso is a Florida State alum, adding a personal connection to the Seminoles' opener against Alabama. While the Texas vs. Ohio State game will be broadcasted on FOX. ESPN's 'College GameDay' has appeared on site at games featured as Fox's 'Big Noon Kickoff,' including the high-profile Penn State-Ohio State matchup in October 2024. Both pregame shows broadcasted live from Penn State's campus ahead of the noon kickoff. Regardless of the location, Corso's final appearance will mark the end of an era for college football fans. His entertaining style, memorable catchphrases, and iconic headgear picks have made him one of the sport's most beloved personalities. ESPN has announced plans for special programming to celebrate Corso's career in the days leading up to his farewell broadcast. As the college football world awaits ESPN's official decision, the possibility of Corso's last pick coming at Ohio State-Texas remains the sentimental favorite, one that could see Corso dawn the beloved Hook'em headgear one last time.
USA Today
06-05-2025
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- USA Today
Celebrate Lee Corso and the soul of college football in USA TODAY Network book
Celebrate Lee Corso and the soul of college football in USA TODAY Network book Picture a crisp fall morning. In a few hours, your college — whose fortunes make or break your weekend — tangles with your bitter rival down the interstate or across the state line. Your anticipation builds as your pregame ritual unfolds. And the time arrives for a favorite moment: Will Lee Corso don an elephant, a duck, a buckeye, a steer, a tiger or a winged helmet? For college football fans, few voices capture the excitement, tradition and pageantry of the sport quite like Corso's. And USA TODAY has a new book that pays homage to the sport and Corso, who will retire in August after nearly four decades as appointment viewing for fans. 'Not So Fast, My Friend: A Tribute to the Soul of College Football,' a premium collector's edition, brings you inside the electrifying world of college football from the perspective of an icon who has been at the heart of the game's biggest moments. Buy Lee Corse book by USA TODAY Network From awe-inspiring campus atmospheres to unforgettable game-day traditions to coverage of the biggest games and rivalries in the sport, each stunning page celebrates what makes college football a cherished American passion. This beautifully crafted 144-page hardcover book is your personal ticket to relive the glory, preserve the memories and celebrate the spirit that unites millions of fans every Saturday. 'Not So Fast, My Friend' will be published right after Corso's final broadcast Aug. 30 on ESPN's 'College GameDay.' The coffee-table book retails for $44.95 but you receive a 25% discount if you order now. (We'll do the math: That's $33.71, plus shipping and taxes.) Order now at Own a piece of college football history. It doesn't matter whether your colors are maize & blue or scarlet & gray or crimson & white or orange & blue. This limited collector's edition features exceptional photography and insider stories from the USA TODAY Network's college football writers from coast to coast. Perfect for your coffee table or treasured collection, it's the ultimate keepsake for anyone who lives for the roar of the crowd, the band striking up the fight song and those magical Saturdays when anything seems possible. Don't miss your chance to add this celebration of college football's soul to your collection! Buy Lee Corso book from USA TODAY Network Contact Gene Myers at gmyers@ Follow him on X @GeneMyers. After nearly a quarter-century as sports editor at the Detroit Free Press, Myers unretired to coordinate book and poster projects across the USA TODAY Network. His reading recommendation for this month: 'CHOMP-IONS!' — a hardcover book on the Florida Gators' latest NCAA men's basketball championship from The Gainesville Sun and USA TODAY. Details at Check out more books and page prints from the USA TODAY Network.
New York Times
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
What is the future of ‘College GameDay' after Lee Corso? Richard Deitsch's media mailbag
Welcome to the 41th media mailbag for The Athletic. Thanks for sending in your questions via the website and app. There were close to 100 questions, so this is the second of two parts. Here was Part I. Note: Submitted questions have been edited for clarity and length. How should programming for 'College GameDay' change after Lee Corso retires? Does that open the door for something or someone new? — Justin F. Let's say Rece Davis did leave 'GameDay' for (Fox's) 'Big Noon Kickoff.' Who replaces him? Does his replacement also do basketball's 'GameDay'? — Karl T. ESPN may have already given itself a preview of a post-Lee Corso 'College GameDay' with how few segments Lee did during the last several seasons. Do you believe they ultimately stick with the same group for 2025 and beyond? — Orange Dot Understandably, there were a lot of questions on 'College GameDay.' I don't see any replacement for Lee Corso because ESPN has already replaced him. Nick Saban has firmly established himself in the 'former coach' role. Also, keep this in mind: Replacing Corso with someone from the outside is a seven-figure add. Is there a college football person out there worth the money that would change viewership numbers? No. Advertisement If Davis did leave, I think ESPN management would look to people at ESPN/ABC who currently host college football studio shows, so think Laura Rutledge, Kevin Negandhi and Dari Nowkhah. 'GameDay' is a big chemistry show, given the travel, so you would look to see who has worked together before. I asked for the last mailbag, and it got many likes but went unanswered: Why do networks do in-game interviews? The questions are hurried and leading; the answers are understandably vapid. It works for fake sports entertainment like pro wrestling, but it is cheap and distracting in real sports. Who thinks this is good TV? — Thomas J. Apologies for missing it, though I have answered this one many times before. Leagues and media rights partners want to take you as close to the action as possible. They want you to have an immersive experience — that includes things like player mics, enhanced audio and in-game interviews. I understand the frustration from viewers who see the questions and answers as banal, but this always depends on both the subject and the interviewer. I think it's still worth doing if you get one great answer out of 20. There are plenty of terrific in-game interview reporters, such as Cassidy Hubbarth and Holly Rowe. Richard, thanks for taking questions. Love the pod by the way. Has there ever been a worse unforced error than the one ESPN made in getting rid of Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson? During the season I kept thinking how much more enjoyable the games would be with those two. It's not like they didn't have the money. — Jay B. I wrote a column on how brutal a decision it was by ESPN management to get rid of Van Gundy, and my opinion has not changed in two years. It feels like UFC is going to have multiple broadcast partners for its next TV deal, and Top Rank's contract with ESPN runs out this summer and doesn't look like it'll be renewed. Do you think ESPN is going to get out of combat sports (boxing, MMA, wrestling, etc.) completely? — Rs4463 There is significant value for both ESPN and UFC to remain partners in some manner. ESPN desires and needs a young male demographic for long-term success; the TKO Group gets the value of Disney's distribution and cultural relevance. Puck's John Ourand reported that ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro and TKO Group president Mark Shapiro met recently to discuss potential future packages. As long as they find a dollar figure that works for both, I think that relationship continues. Advertisement Clearly, UFC is going to have multiple deals, and Amazon and Netflix would be major candidates. I honestly don't have a feel for Top Rank. In terms of pro wrestling, WWE has long catered to ESPN when it comes to placing talent there. There's also a massive built-in relationship with Pat McAfee. You will definitely see WWE content on ESPN platforms. It seems like Nielsen tweaks their out-of-home measurement every year, and multiple sporting events have subsequently had their highest ratings in the past five to 25 years. How much have these tweaks altered ratings, and should people be skeptical of reports of record viewership? — Dan. K. Nielsen has much better out-of-home viewership these days, so that's a positive. But comparing viewership from 2025 to the 1980s or 1990s is like comparing a Bugatti to a Chevrolet Celebrity. We've gone from a small channel universe to a multiverse of choices, including streaming. Remember, all of these are sampling. It's a projection. The real number of people who watch a major sporting event is almost certainly higher than the reported numbers. But the reported Nielsen number set a benchmark for how ads are sold. We are in a day and age of clumsy sports broadcaster handoffs. First, Mike Tirico was NBC's play-by-play-in-waiting for years and even then, Al Michaels wasn't ready to leave. Then Fox signs a broadcasting novice in Tom Brady while the guy they're demoting, Greg Olsen, stays on the top team for an extra year while arguably becoming football's top analyst. Now, Charles Davis is to replace Gary Danielson, but not until next year, while J.J. Watt is to join Ian Eagle this year. What's to become of 2025 Charles Davis and do networks care how awkward these transitions look to the public? — Adam V. Davis will work on NFL games this year before heading to college football to work CBS's lead Big Ten games. It's not easy to have clean transitions because human beings are involved. Ego, money etc. … but I have found viewers move on and adjust pretty quickly. What do you see as the future of sports docs? Feels as if the '30 for 30' model has petered out, and that genre is being replaced by the multi-part inside look at teams and events? —Neil J. I see it a little differently. We're probably in a moment with the most sports documentaries in history, thanks to the streamers. What made HBO and ESPN stand out was that they were first to market in churning out quality docs regularly. Now, they are everywhere, including the team or league embeds (where the quality is all over the place). FWIW: Netflix's 'Court of Gold,' about the 2024 Olympic men's basketball tournament, is the best sports doc I have seen this year. The NBA's TV deals are reported at $76 billion over 11 years. But from what I've read, the NFL's TV deal isn't *that* much bigger, at about $11 billion a year. Given that the NFL's ratings dwarf the NBA (along with everything else on TV), it feels like the discrepancy should be far greater. Did the NFL sign a bad deal? Did the NBA just absolutely crush it in negotiations? Pure timing of the NBA's deal? — Joeseph S. Well, it's still a difference of multiple billions we are talking here. The NBA's timing was very good and adding NBCU as a bidder was game-changing as far as the total dollar figure. The NFL is going to opt out of its current deal in 2029 for certain — as would any decent business— and it will exceed its previous deals. Let's not shed any tears for Roger Goodell and the billionaire NFL owners. Advertisement Why are there not more women play-by-play announcers in men's sports? I can understand the analyst position (Doris Burke being an exception in the NBA). But why not more women on national or local broadcasts doing play by play? — Mitch E. First, the good news. The NBA has been a leader here, given Kate Scott (Sixers) and Lisa Byington (Bucks) are full-time game-callers in the NBA. We've also seen both pro and college men's basketball have women serving in the color analyst role. Last year, Jenny Cavnar became the first woman to serve as an MLB team's primary television play-by-play announcer. But the pipeline is still woefully low in the major sports. I don't think it is a lack of interest but rather opportunity. If you can't see that it exists, you choose a different path in broadcasting. Baseball and football are way behind here. The current agreement between NBC and the Olympics ends in 2030. Do you foresee another network, such as ESPN, outbidding NBC? Alternately, do you see Amazon or Netflix bidding for a portion of the package? — Pete G. The IOC and Comcast NBC Universal just extended their Olympic media rights agreement until 2036. That $3 billion extension included the 2034 Winter Games in Salt Lake City and the 2036 Summer Games at a host city to be determined. India, which has never hosted the Olympics, could be a player for 2036. Who do you think ESPN views as a potential successor (if any are under their umbrella) for the Mike Greenberg role? He is getting a tad older, and while his responsibilities as a jack of all trades seem to grow by the season, his pace will be impossible to keep up. — Anonymous U Greenberg is 57 years old, which is becoming increasing young in sports television thanks to Hubie Brown, Dick Vitale and others. I don't think he's departing anytime soon. Ultimately, I think his roles would be split among multiple people. But if you want a longtime ESPN-er who is supremely competent hosting remote and studio shows and would never give ESPN PR any issues? Laura Rutledge.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lee Corso's Most Iconic Headgear Moments on 'College GameDay'
Lee Corso is one of the most well-known names in the world of college football. He was a head coach for Louisville, Indiana, and Northern Illinois and has become one of the most popular broadcasters in the business. Known for his viral headgear game picks on College GameDay, Corso has brought a lot of entertainment to the televisions of college football fans. Advertisement On Thursday morning, College GameDay made a post on social media announcing that Corso would be retiring after the coverage of the show on August 30, the first week of the regular season. "After 38 incredible years, Lee Corso is retiring," the post said. "For multiple generations, Coach has been the face of our Saturday mornings and the sport we love. Our friend, our coach, our heart ... LC, you will forever be a College GameDay legend!" During his head coaching career in college, Corso led his teams to a 73-85-6 record. It was his broadcasting career that has made him so famous. ESPN personality Lee Jairaj-Imagn Images As previously mentioned, Corso is very well-known for his headgear game picks. He has trolled many a fan base with those picks. Advertisement With that in mind, College GameDay made another Corso post that shared some of his most iconic headgear moments on the show. For many fans, watching the video will literally be a walk down memory lane. August 30 will be an awesome and electrifying show, but it will also be sad to say goodbye to a college football legend. It is widely expected that Corso will ride off into the sunset after covering College GameDay in Columbus, Ohio. On August 30, the Ohio State Buckeyes will play host to the Texas Longhorns in a massive showdown to begin the year. Related: Michigan QB Bryce Underwood's Appearance is Turning Heads
