Steve Ensminger Jr. on wife Carley McCord in emotional ESPN tribute: 'The most incredible person'

Posted Jan 14, 2020
Tom Rinaldi segments on College GameDay are triggers for tear ducts. His story on Carley McCord prior to the College Football Playoff national title game was no different. McCord, the daughter-in-law of LSU co-offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, died in a plane crash Dec. 28, her flight bound from Louisiana to Atlanta to watch the Tigers in the Peach Bowl. (USA Today)

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