Overview

• The 90-year-old makes his final appearance Saturday from Ohio Stadium before No. 3 Ohio State hosts No. 1 Texas, with GameDay airing 9 a.m.–noon ET on ESPN.
• Corso’s headgear tradition began outside the Horseshoe in 1996 with Brutus Buckeye, and his last pick will be made on the field in Columbus.
• Across 29 years of headgear picks, he is 286-144 on 430 selections, with Ohio State his most chosen team at 45, per Cole’s GameDay Blog.
• Sportico’s analysis shows decade-to-decade swings in accuracy and a home-team lean—he chose the host 62% of the time and won 72% of those picks.
• Tributes preceded the finale, including an ESPN one-hour special, an ESPYS honor in July, and a standing ovation at Orlando’s airport; Fox Sports may also show part of the segment, per the Associated Press.