Overview

• Corso’s final appearance is set for Saturday at Ohio Stadium ahead of Texas–Ohio State.
• A Southwest Airlines gate agent in Orlando delivered an emotional sendoff, presenting Corso a commemorative photo and a bottle of champagne before his flight.
• ESPN has rolled out tributes, including a one-hour special and messages from prominent coaches and colleagues, to honor his career.
• Data retrospectives show Ohio State has been his most-picked team (45 times), Alabama second (38), and that he favors home teams about 62% of the time with higher success when backing them.
• Corso joined GameDay in 1987, introduced the headgear ritual in 1996, and in recent years reduced his travel as he approached retirement after becoming a defining voice of the show.