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Before Lee Corso donned mascot heads, he helped integrate ACC football

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The beloved analyst for ESPN’s “College GameDay” was a Maryland assistant coach early in his career and recruited Darryl Hill.

April 19, 2025 at 7:03 a.m. EDT4 minutes ago

Before Lee Corso became a college football institution on television, he helped integrate Maryland football. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Column by Kevin B. Blackistone

It was unfortunate in this country, at this time, that the narrative of 89-year-old Lee Corso’s retirement Thursday from college football’s flagship kickoff show, ESPN’s “College GameDay,” was him as some sort of clown prince. Not that it didn’t make sense.