ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ has announced where Nick Saban and crew will be during Week 1 of the 2025 college football season for Lee Corso’s grand sendoff.
Given that Corso announced his retirement back in April, it’s not much of a surprise where the legendary fixture on fall Saturdays will make his final headgear selection. Saban, host Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit and Pat McAfee will accompany Corso to Columbus, Ohio, for the Aug. 30 matchup between Texas and Ohio State.
Corso’s first headgear selection while on location with ‘GameDay’ was at Ohio Stadium on Oct. 5, 1996. He donned the Brutus Buckeye headgear before Ohio State defeated Penn State, 38-7, in a top five matchup. Texas and the defending champion Buckeyes are all but certain to be ranked in the top five in the preseason polls entering the 2025 season.
The Texas vs. Ohio State clash was chosen by ‘GameDay’ over Doak Campbell Stadium for Alabama’s season opener at Florida State (2:30 p.m. CT, ABC). Corso played for the Seminoles from 1953-56. Clemson vs. LSU at Clemson Memorial Stadium was another destination some thought ESPN might choose since Texas-Ohio State will be airing on Fox.
According to ESPN, Corso is 286-144 overall in his 430 headgear selections. He’s worn the Brutus Buckeye headgear 45 times in those selections, followed by the Big Al headgear 38 times while picking Alabama. Ohio State has hosted ‘GameDay’ 26 times overall, the most of any school. Alabama is second on the list, having hosted 19 times.
For Saban, who won a Sports Emmy for his work as an analyst on ‘GameDay,’ it will mark the beginning of his second full season with the ESPN crew.
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