Overview

• Corso, 90, is not expected on the Week 0 broadcast and is slated for a final on-site appearance when Ohio State hosts Texas in Columbus on Aug. 30.
• ESPN aired a tribute special, “Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special,” on Friday, Aug. 22, as part of the send-off.
• Awful Announcing reports ESPN will forgo a traveling GameDay in Week 0, airing a two-hour College Football Countdown from Bristol hosted by Rece Davis with Roddy Jones, E.J. Manuel, Heather Dinich, and Pete Thamel, with Taylor McGregor reporting from Aviva Stadium.
• The Sporting News reports College GameDay will originate from Dublin with Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, and Nick Saban, with Corso absent.
• Last year’s Dublin GameDay drew about 1.6 million viewers and peaked near 2 million, a benchmark cited in debates over this year’s Week 0 approach.