ESPN gave Tom Rinaldi a proper sendoff.

The longtime ESPN reporter who is leaving for Fox Sports is working his final “College GameDay” on Friday ahead of the College Football Playoff semifinals, and the crew acknowledged Rinaldi’s contributions in his last appearance for the network.

“You’ve been a confidant, the conscience of this show,” host Rece Davis said on set. “You’ve welcomed me with open arms, and as I told you when you told us the news that you’re moving on to the next great opportunity, friends first. No matter what. I appreciate your friendship and everything you’ve meant to this show and meant to me personally.”

Rinaldi was most known for his poignant features on “GameDay” and working the sidelines for the national championship game. He also covered tennis and golf.

Fittingly, Rinaldi put together a thank you segment that shared the same storytelling charm that he’s known for.

Rinaldi, who joined ESPN in 2002, will be featured on Fox Sports’ major events, including the Super Bowl.

“It is a once in a lifetime to have the opportunity to contribute, in whatever ways, to the Super Bowl, to the World Cup to the World Series, those are once in a lifetime opportunities, and they are properties that only Fox has,” Rinaldi recently told The Post’s Andrew Marchand. “It really is for the next.”