BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis knows the Indiana football team's 7-0 record paved the way for Saturday's legendary show in Bloomington.

Davis also realizes that part of the appeal of College GameDay at Memorial Stadium is giving former Indiana coach and College GameDay icon Lee Corso a chance to return to one of the places he loved made a name.

Corso will be part of the GameDay show, which airs on ESPN and ESPNU starting at 9 p.m. ET.

Davis has worked with Corso on the show since 2015. He's heard the stories from Corso's coaching days. Since then, he has been living the stories every Saturday as part of the GameDay Roadshow.

“The old stories about the different things that happened in the game, some of them have become legends that, you know, might have a touch of fiction in the middle,” Davis told the media Friday at Memorial Stadium. “But as he once said, 'You know, don't let the truth get in the way of a really good story.'”

Davis said Corso will of course play a prominent role in Saturday's show. Davis said fans shouldn't miss the show's opening.

“I love, love, love the old stories and the way we open the show tomorrow I think will be special. And I think people will, I won't give it away, but I think people will enjoy it. Both the people who come to the show and the people who watch on TV,” Davis said.

Corso has not been made available to the media, but it will be a special day for him, and not just in terms of returning home. His team, which won the 1979 Holiday Bowl 8-4, will be there for the game. This is a meeting that would have already been emotional, but it's made even more emotional given the death of quarterback Tim Clifford on Wednesday.

Davis noted that it was a chance for Indiana to pay tribute to a man who became far more famous as a TV personality than as a coach. Davis said Corso revolutionized the way television viewers consume college football.

“He was the one who really embraced and embodied the idea back then that he always reminds us of, even today: entertainment darling. “Football is our vehicle,” Davis said.

“He always says he embraced that early on, and that's why he's one of the most important, if not the most important, figure in the history of college football television because he changed the way pregame shows were broadcast “said Davis.

“It wasn't just, 'Well, we'll see if we can block the three techniques.' That's great. It is important. But it wasn’t just that,” Davis continued. “And he was one of the first to say exactly what he thought and not worry about it. Forget it, you know, the whole thing.”

Davis told the story of how Corso was passed past the crowd at Penn State University's Beaver Stadium to start a broadcast. Both ESPN and stadium security had concerns given Corso's age, but Corso had no concerns.

“I said, 'LC, Hey man, security is worried about this. Just forget about audience surfing, just come to set,” Davis said. “He said, 'Hell no, honey, we're doing it right.' Then he did it,” Davis said.

“Stanford Steve” Coughlin, another College GameDay personality, said Corso is still keeping up with the Hoosiers and is thrilled with their recent success.

“You know, he doesn’t pick Purdue any week of the season. He loves seeing them down and Indiana up,” Coughlin said. “He tries to take it calmly. But yeah, he’s really excited that the Hoosiers are playing so well.”