Lee Corso set to retire from ESPN’s College Gameday
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Legendary college football coach + broadcast Lee Corso will turn 90 this August just before taking the College Gameday stage one final time.
ESPN announced Corso will be retiring from the show in 2025. His final broadcast is set for Aug. 30 with a location for that show being announced at a later time.
“My family and I will be forever indebted for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and College GameDay for nearly 40 years. I have a treasure of many friends, fond memories and some unusual experiences to take with me into retirement.”
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Corso’s history picking Alabama + Auburn
Corso spent 38 years on the morning college football show which included three decades of his signature headgear pick segment.
According to GamedayCole.com, a site dedicated to the history of the show, Corso went 286-144 across 30 years of making headgear picks. He wore 69 different mascot heads (or outfits sometimes).
Alabama was Corso’s second most popular pick as the coach donned the Big Al head 38 times in 57 games. The Crimson Tide went 28-10 when Corso picked it to win including 10 straight since 2018.
Meanwhile, Auburn was in the featured game 21 times. Corso put on the Auburn helmet on just six times, picking correctly in four games.
However, the Tigers also won four games when Corso picked against them including the 2010 National Championship Game and the Iron Bowl in 2013 + 2017.
During Corso’s time with the show, College Gameday made six trips to the Iron Bowl. Corso picked Alabama to win all six times with his picks going 4-2.
Corso has also picked a pair of Troy games, picking against the Trojans both times. Troy went 1-1 in those games.
Nick Saban in headgear?
With Corso’s retirement, it’s unclear if College Gameday will continue the headgear segment but why not pass the duty from one coach to another?
Nick Saban joined the show last year as an analyst. Now, he’ll become the only former college coach at the table.
Can you imagine the roar from a crowd in Tuscaloosa when Saban puts on the Big Al head?
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