Welcome to the sixth season of Final Thoughts, my weekly attempt to capture all of the college football weekend’s most important stories. Hopefully one day I’ll succeed. Here are 20 of them from the first three days of Week 1. (Sunday and Monday results still pending.) 1. You knew Lee Corso was going to don the Brutus Buckeye head for …
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Thirty-eight years after making his broadcasting debut on the premiere episode of College GameDay, Lee Corso made his final appearance on the show from Ohio Stadium for Saturday’s marquee matchup between Texas and Ohio State. In a full-circle moment, Corso’s final headgear pick was the same as the first one he made 29 years ago. He put on the Brutus …
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For one final time, Lee Corso will don the head of a college football mascot and utter his famous catchphrase: “Not so fast, my friend.” Saturday’s ESPN broadcast of defending national champion Ohio State hosting Texas will signal the end of the era as Corso steps away after a legendary stint in college football. Advertisement First as a player, then …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link For one final time, Lee Corso will don the head of a college football mascot and utter his famous catchphrase: “Not so fast, my friend.” Saturday’s ESPN broadcast of defending national champion Ohio State hosting Texas will signal the end of the era as Corso steps away after a legendary stint in college football. First as …
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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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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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Fans, crew, and passengers joined in celebrating the legendary analyst PublishedAugust 29, 2025 10:03 AM EDT•UpdatedAugust 29, 2025 10:03 AM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Lee Corso’s final appearance on College Gameday got off to an emotional start before he actually arrived in Columbus for the Ohio State, Texas showdown, thanks to Southwest Airlines. “On November 18th, 2021, I …
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Tributes are already pouring in for the legendary Lee Corso as he prepares to take the College GameDay stage one last time on Saturday. And those tributes aren’t limited to people within the sports world. On his way to Columbus, Ohio, the site of this week’s show, Corso was honored by a Southwest Airlines gate agent in Orlando prior to boarding. …
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College football, and specifically ESPN’s College GameDay, won’t be the same without Lee Corso. The legendary broadcaster, who turned 90 earlier this month, is on the verge of his final headgear selection on Aug. 30 at Ohio State ahead of the Buckeyes’ Week 1 game against Texas. Ahead of some Week Zero football Saturday, College GameDay posted a heartfelt tribute …
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It will surely be an emotional scene next Saturday in Columbus when sports broadcasting legend Lee Corso puts on the headgear for the last time and retires from College GameDay and the ESPN airwaves. But fans got a glimpse of what was to come this weekend thanks to a network television special. ESPN aired a tribute show to Corso, looking back on …
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