Lee Corso has yet one more present left in his “College GameDay” career.
This 12 months’s Week 1 present would be the final for the longtime ESPN analyst. Corso, 89, has taken a diminished position on the present in current seasons after he suffered a stroke in 2009.
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Though Corso has not been on set for all three hours of every “GameDay” episode for the previous few years, he nonetheless makes his well-known predictions on the finish of each present. Corso’s picks are well-known by almost each school soccer fan and have usually devolved into hilarity and hijinks. Here are a few of Corso’s finest picks from his over 30 years of touring with “College GameDay” because it goes from campus to campus within the fall.
Corso’s first choose
Little did we all know that Corso’s trolling of Notre Dame could be the oblique begin to his prediction custom. The first “GameDay” present that went to a school campus occurred in 1993, when the present went to South Bend, Indiana, for No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Notre Dame. Corso, a Florida State alum, placed on a Florida State hat to select the Seminoles over the Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame gained the sport 31-24, however misplaced the next week and the Seminoles bought the final snort. Florida State was declared the AP nationwide champions after beating Nebraska within the Orange Bowl.
The first time he placed on a mascot head
Three years later, the custom of Corso placing on a mascot head for his prediction began when Corso picked Ohio State and put the Brutus Buckeye head on.
The unintentional F-bomb
As “GameDay” was at Houston for a recreation with SMU, Corso grabbed a Mustangs megaphone to make his prediction. It was a deke, and he let some profanity slip as he tossed the megaphone off the set.
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Yes, the video beneath has grownup language.
Corso’s filter hasn’t all the time been the most effective. He additionally left his fellow crew members in shock when he stated “not so fast, midget” to a baby throughout a prediction section.
Getting on a bike with Puddles
Ohio State is Corso’s most-picked crew. He’s chosen the Buckeyes in 45 video games, seven extra instances than he’s picked Alabama in video games. He’s additionally picked Oregon 21 instances, and he’s gotten inventive with Oregon’s mascot, Puddles. Sometimes you must use a prop.
Bill Murray’s sort out
Bill Murray was the movie star picker in 2013 when Florida State visited Clemson. As Corso got here out dressed as Chief Osceola, Murray playfully took Corso to the turf that was specified by entrance of the set.
Chaos with Katy Perry
Katy Perry was on set when Ole Miss hosted Alabama in 2014. Perry picked Ole Miss. Corso picked Alabama and placed on the Big Al head. Their disagreement over the sport winner led to Perry throwing corn canines on the digicam.
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Perry ended up being proper. Ole Miss gained, 23-17.
Corso comes again to Indiana
“College GameDay” visited Indiana on a Saturday for the primary time in 2024 because the Hoosiers had been within the midst of an undefeated begin to the season. It was an emotional homecoming for Corso, as he appropriately picked the Hoosiers to beat Washington.
Corso was the coach at Indiana from 1973 by 1982. It was the longest teaching cease of his career because the Hoosiers had been 41-68-2 in his time with the varsity. His finest season got here in 1979, as Indiana went 8-4 and went to the Holiday Bowl. The Hoosiers had by no means gained greater than eight video games in a season since then till going 11-2 in 2024 and making the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff.