Kirk Herbstreit Had Touching Shoutout To Lee Corso While Indiana Celebrated Title

The Indiana Hoosiers won their first nationalist championship successful thrilling manner connected Monday nighttime arsenic they were capable to clasp disconnected nan Miami Hurricanes, 27-21, acknowledgment to an interception successful nan last infinitesimal that sealed nan game.

Kirk Herbstreit was connected nan telephone for ESPN and he had a bully infinitesimal during nan postgame ceremony erstwhile he shouted retired nan legendary Lee Corso, who coached Indiana from 1973 to 1982 and led nan Hoosiers to their first-ever vessel triumph successful 1979.

Herbstreit and Corso became really adjacent complete nan years arsenic they sat side-by-side connected ESPN's College GameDay. Corso made his last quality connected nan show astatine nan commencement of this play successful what was an affectional infinitesimal for nan longtime friends.

Herbstreit said he talked to Corso connected Monday and that nan erstwhile Hoosiers coach had picked Indiana to hit Miami.

"Chris (Fowler) and I really want to outcry retired Lee Corso," Herbstreit said. "I talked pinch him earlier today. He is wholly dialed successful and excited astir what Indiana was doing. He was picking Indiana. He knew they could propulsion this disconnected and decorativeness their season, and he said 'Hey, don't forget. 1979, their first vessel season. Our first vessel triumph arsenic a school. 1979, hit BYU.' I said coach, they'll ne'er hide that. They'll ne'er hide that."

Here's that moment:

What a typical nighttime for nan Indiana Hoosiers, their fans, and for nan awesome Lee Corso.

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