Lee Corso's retirement will forever change College Football Saturdays

It's a Saturday morning in the fall. You wake up, get ready for your day and turn on ESPN to get ready for the exciting day of college football that awaits you.

ESPN's College GameDay, a fixture since 1987, has had quite the changes over the years. As with everything in our world, things change (sometimes for the better, sometimes... not so much) but there's been one consistent presence that has been there for the entire journey.

Mr. Lee Corso.

We all knew that Corso's time on television was likely coming to an end sooner rather than later, as the 89-year-old has been an analyst for this historic show for its 38-year run. While we knew it was coming, none of us wanted to actually admit it was set to happen, as that day has unfortunately arrived.

ESPN announced in a press release that Corso will end his historic run on the program following the broadcast during Week One of the 2025 college football season. He will make one final appearance before hanging up his mascot headgear for good.

Corso has gifted us with some moments that we'll all remember forever, as his sense of humor and vibrant personality made the show a must-watch every week. Even if you were busy and couldn't enjoy the entire broadcast, you made sure you were by your television toward the end of the show in an effort to see which mascot head Corso would put on for his final pick of the week.

Fans of the UNC football program should remember this classic moment when Corso picked the Tar Heels to defeat South Carolina (which, in fact, they did).

As they say, "the show must go on." The cast and crew will continue to entertain us every Saturday morning. However, Lee Corso's retirement is leaving a huge void, as his shoes will be nearly impossible to fill.

We wish Lee Corso all the best as he prepares to retire from ESPN's College GameDay. For old times' sake, we hope that his final broadcast features him wearing a Ramses head!