ESPN analyst Lee Corso, the beloved broadcaster and former college football coach, will make his final headgear pick on College GameDay on Saturday, Aug. 30, during the opening weekend of the 2025 college football season.
The show’s location for that broadcast will be announced later this spring. In addition, ESPN plans to honor Corso’s nearly 40-year career with special programming leading up to his farewell appearance. Specific details about the celebration are expected to be shared at a later date.
Corso, who turns 90 in August, has been a fixture on College GameDay since its debut in 1987. Although he became a full-time analyst in 1989, he contributed from the show’s start and remains the only original member still on air.
Shortly after the announcement, many in sports media took to social media to share their thoughts on the upcoming retirement of a defining voice for the sport of college football on ESPN.
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