Lee Richard Corso [1] (born August 7, 1935) is an American sports broadcaster and college football analyst for ESPN and a former coach. He has been an analyst on ESPN's College …

Nov 9, 1970 · Scott Marcus, Lee Corso's flower child barefoot punter, made his first start as a varsity player in Louisville in the game with Tulsa. As a substitute, Marcus had punted four …

Oct 24, 2014 · Once when Louisville played at Tulsa on Thanksgiving, Corso lied and told his players he made a bet with Tulsa's coaches that if Tulsa won the game, they'd get to kill a …

Sep 19, 2020 · With the game set to be played on Thanksgiving, Corso opted to purchase a turkey, paint a bright red “L” on it, and make it the team’s unofficial mascot for the week. For …

Although riding an elephant and bringing a turkey onto the field for the coin toss can be seen as gimmicks designed to attract attention and fans, Corso’s coaching knowledge, teaching ability, …

Dec 12, 2017 · Corso celebrated his 300th pick this season and repeatedly out-did himself, particularly with cameos from live animals. Speaking of, have you ever heard the story of the …

Nov 14, 1977 · For a Thanksgiving Day finale at Tulsa, Corso had his team captains escort a live (and hysterical) turkey onto the field. Corso offered Tulsa a deal: win the toss and take your …

At Louisville, Lee made a turkey an honorary captain on Thanksgiving versus Tulsa and it was out there for the coin toss. When Louisville won, Coach and the turkey both got carried off the field.

Sep 14, 2016 · Lee Corso was talking turkey. More specifically, he was recounting the tale of a 1969 Thanksgiving trip to Tulsa and the gobbling mascot he adopted for the last game of his …

Nov 24, 2022 · 1969 Louisville was 4-4-1, with only one more chance to get the program's first winning season in a while. To motivate his team for their Thanksgiving finale against Tulsa, …