There’s one last chance to see Lee Corso making a headgear pick on ESPN’s College GameDay.

The legendary former college football coach and College GameDay fixture for the past five decades announced on April 17 that he will make his final appearance during the Week 1 episode of the 2025 college football season. 

Known for his signature closing move of wearing mascot headgear for his final pick, ESPN has billed it as Corso’s final headgear pick.

The final mascot is yet to be determined as the location for the episode, which is scheduled for Saturday, August 30, will be determined later. ESPN will also present special programming to honor Corso in the days leading up to his last show.

Corso, who turns 90 in August, debuted on ESPN’s college football pregame show in 1987. His first headgear pick – Ohio State’s Brutus Buckeye in Columbus, Ohio — happened on Oct. 5, 1996.

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Entering his final broadcast in August, Corso has made 430 headgear picks all-time, including the Buckeyes a record 45 times.

Corso joined ESPN in 1987, following a 28-year coaching career at the college and professional levels – including 17 seasons as a head coach at Louisville (1969-72), Indiana (1973-82), Northern Illinois (1984) and the USFL’s Orlando Renegades (1985). He is the only original College GameDay personality still with the show.