ESPN's Lee Corso was perfect with his final 'College GameDay' picks before retirement Ryan YoungSeptember 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM Lee Corso went out on top.
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Ryan YoungSeptember 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Lee Corso went out on top.
Corso officially signed off from ESPN's "College GameDay" with one final show on Saturday, which he ended by throwing on the Brutus the Buckeye mascot head just like he did almost 30 years ago when he made his first mascot head prediction. That made for an incredible moment for Corso and the 'GameDay' crew from the field at Ohio Stadium.
But as the slate of Week 1 games played out, Corso's sendoff only got better. All six teams that Corso picked to win this weekend came out on top — including Florida State, which stunned No. 8 Alabama in perhaps the biggest upset of the weekend. Corso was the only "GameDay" member to actually pick the Seminoles on the show on Saturday morning, too. Corso's final prediction of the weekend came true on Sunday night, when No. 10 Miami held on to beat No. 6 Notre Dame at home.
Corso didn't miss 🐐 pic.twitter.com/vSiAGXvTI8
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 1, 2025
To take Corso's perfect weekend even further, every team that he has been associated with throughout his career also won. The three schools that he led as a head coach — Indiana, Louisville and Northern Illinois — all won their respective season-openers. Corso played at Florida State during the 1956 campaign.
Corso, 90, announced earlier this year that he was going to retire from ESPN. He had been a part of the iconic "GameDay" show since it became a traveling show in 1993, and has worked alongside analyst Kirk Herbstreit for decades. The show on Saturday morning, which took place before No. 3 Ohio State knocked off No. 1 Texas, drew a record 3.5 million viewers. More than 5 million watched the final 15 minutes of the show to see Corso's final pick, too, which took place at midfield and drew a massive ovation from the fans at Ohio Stadium.
"Give me my first love!"Lee Corso's first-ever headgear pick belonged to Brutus and the Buckeyes and it's only fitting that his last one is the same ❤️ pic.twitter.com/A8Fgj8b3TR
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) August 30, 2025
While "College GameDay" won't be the same without Corso there each week, he truly got the perfect sendoff.
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