'College GameDay' heading to Ohio State-Texas in Week 1 for Lee Corso's final show
College football is just around the corner, and ESPN's "College GameDay" has already set its location for Week 1 of the 2025 season, which will be Lee Corso's final appearance on the show.
"GameDay" will be headed to Columbus, Ohio, for an expected top-five ranked matchup between Ohio State, the reigning national champions, and Texas in a rematch of the Cotton Bowl in the College Football Playoff semifinals.
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The 89-year-old who has been a key member of the show since its inception in 1987 will receive a celebratory sendoff.
Ohio State-Texas will still be the site of "GameDay" in Week 1, despite the game airing on Fox. Alabama-Florida State and LSU-Clemson will occupy ABC's primetime slots at 3:30 p.m. ET and 7:30 p.m. ET.
Corso, famous for his making picks with mascot headgear, made his first headgear pick in 1996, which was for Ohio State against Penn State. Brutus Buckeye is his most famous pick, as he has chosen Ohio State 45 times in his career. The longtime college football personality has 430 headgear picks in his career, according to ESPN.
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Corso has a 286-144 all-time record on headgear picks and will look to add his 287th when Ohio State and Texas face off on Saturday, Aug. 30.
'My family and I will be forever indebted for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and 'College GameDay' for nearly 40 years,' Corso said in a news release in April. 'I have a treasure of many friends, fond memories and some unusual experiences to take with me into retirement.'
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'College GameDay' heading to Columbus Week 1 for final Lee Corso show
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