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.
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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 Corso.PictorialBook.com.
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!
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Contact Gene Myers at gmyers@gannett.com. 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 Florida.ChampsBook.com. Check out more books and page prints from the USA TODAY Network.
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