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ESPN College Gameday's Lee Corso announces retirement, date set for final show

Lee Corso's legendary run on ESPN's College Gameday will come to an end in 2025, as he's set to host his final show to kick off the season.
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We are nearing the end of an era for the greatest pregame show in college football history. On Thursday, ESPN announced that the legendary Lee Corso is retiring and will take part in his final GameDay show on Aug. 30th. Corso's run with College Gameday went for an incredible 38 years, and his tradition of making the headgear pick was something that fans from all across the country would tune in for.

Given how big of a presence Corso is in the world of college football, it doesn't come as much of a surprise that fans took to social media to celebrate him.

Prior to his time with ESPN, Corso also served as the head coach at the University of Louisville from 1969-1972, at Indiana from 1973-1982, and Northern Illinois University in 1984. He finished his head coaching career with an overall record of 73-85-6.

Given how big of a presence Corso was on fall Saturday's, his absence from the GameDay set will certainly be felt by fans from all across the country.

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Christopher Breiler launched Winged Helmet Media and began covering the Michigan Football program in an unofficial capacity in 2017. He then joined Wolverine Digest as part of the FanNation network in 2021 as a contributing writer, where he served as both a writer and a photographer on game days. In 2024, he took over as the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI. His love for Michigan Football brought him into the industry, and his passion for being a content creator has led to some amazing experiences along the way.

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