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Lee Corso’s Final College GameDay Set for Columbus With Reported Cross-Network Airing

Reports of Fox carrying the last headgear reveal signal a rare, sport-wide tribute to GameDay’s signature personality.

Overview

  • Corso, 90, will make his farewell appearance Saturday in Columbus before TexasOhio State, closing 38 seasons on College GameDay.
  • On3’s Brett McMurphy reports Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff plans to televise the final pick from inside Ohio Stadium as the school shows it on the Jumbotron, with Fox declining comment.
  • ESPN named Chris Fowler a special on-site guest for the sendoff and this week aired a one-hour tribute and additional retrospectives on Corso’s career.
  • The finale returns to the site of Corso’s first headgear pick in 1996; he enters with 430 selections and a 66.5% record, with Ohio State his most-picked team (45).
  • A Southwest Airlines gate agent in Orlando honored Corso at the gate with a framed photo and champagne as he departed for his final show.