COLUMBUS, Ohio — It is rare for a sports broadcasting figure to retire on his own terms or to be able to accept the tributes or adulation of colleagues and fans. Lee Corso gets to experience that on Saturday. Corso makes his final appearance as part of ESPN’s “College GameDay” crew before No. 3 and reigning national champion Ohio State …
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The season is back in full swing and with Top 25 matchups like Texas versus Ohio State, Notre Dame at Miami, LSU against Clemson, and more — I really hope you didn’t make plans this weekend unless they revolve around College Football! With that, let’s begin with my favorite game picks and best bet in the player prop department ranging …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just before noon Saturday during the first full weekend of college football, ESPN host Rece Davis will turn to the camera and introduce the most anticipated final segment ever on the network’s trademark pregame show, College GameDay. While the moment has been anticipated for months, if not years, the finality of beloved nonagenarian Lee Corso’s last show …
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Rece Davis doesn‘t know who Lee Corso will pick on Saturday, but he does know Corso’s final headgear pick will be unique. In the words of College GameDay’s host, Corso’s headgear pick before Saturday’s Ohio State vs. Texas game at Ohio Stadium – his 431st and final headgear pick before he retires after Saturday’s show – will be “different than …
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Do you want to share your predictions, analysis or thoughts on Sunday’s Notre Dame-Miami game? Get involved with our coverage at live@theathletic.com. Pat Walsh set up shop outside the Orange Bowl figuring business would be good. A year earlier, as a senior at Notre Dame in 1988, he had made a small fortune selling “Catholics vs. Convicts” T-shirts around campus …
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Caley’s prediction: King outruns Buffaloes defense. Aug 29, 2025 • 08:15 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) runs the ball. Thankfully, a healthy Deion Sanders returns to the sidelines as the Colorado Buffaloes open their season against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Unfortunately, my Georgia Tech vs. Colorado …
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Welcome to the Skull Session. One more sleep. National champion Jack Sawyer narrates Ohio States Texas Game trailer, setting the tone for the Buckeyes season opener against the Longhorns pic.twitter.com/FryW8n4A6s — Eleven Warriors (@11W) August 28, 2025 Have a good Friday. “HERE WE GO.” I cannot believe that Ohio State football returns tomorrow — and I cannot believe that it …
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One of the more discouraging aspects of being a fan of college football at this particular moment is the implicit understanding that the sport no longer prioritizes you. The more you love this sport, the less you matter. The person college football is catering to right now, their ideal customer, is not the lifelong fan who has had the same …
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Last season, we learned that a team can lose to Northern Illinois and still (easily) make the College Football Playoff. It was one of the greatest lessons we could have learned in the very first year of the 12-team Playoff because it immediately forced us to recalibrate the way we view teams and the natural ups and downs of the …
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College football is back! The season kicks off in earnest on Saturday and, for the first time on an opening weekend, it features three top-10 matchups. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP Never has a college football season opened with such high stakes: Three of this weekend’s games feature a matchup between two top-10 opponents, the most for …
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