Lee Corso's son disappointed with Ohio State being last GameDay location
So, ending things in Columbus with a chance to don the Brutus head one more time sure felt like poetic justice, with ESPN making good on what we all thought by confirming that GameDay would be in Columbus for the matchup. We're going to go out on a limb right now and predict that there's about a zero percent chance Corso does anything but put on that Brutus head one last time while choking back tears on the banks of the Olentangy.
It will be a fitting end for most, but apparently not Corso's son, Dan. When speaking with the Tallahassee Democrat, Corso wished that there was a different game ESPN chose to send his father out on because of family history. You see, there's another sizeable matchup in Week 1 taking place at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee between Florida State and Alabama. Lee played quarterback and cornerback for the Seminoles from 1953 to 56 and also played baseball as a 'Nole. Many others in his family also graduated from FSU, so there are so Garnett and Gold bloodlines run deep with the Corso's.
'As a family of Seminoles, yes, it was disappointing,' Dan Corso told the Tallahassee Democrat. 'At the same time, it will be fun to watch his last 'Gameday' and headgear in Columbus.'
Yes, it sure would be fitting for Lee to head to Tallahassee and go out on his own terms, but as we've seen over the years, Corso isn't concerned about his own desires. He's making his career come full circle for the sake of others, and all of college football will relish in it, especially Ohio State fans.
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