Lee Corso serenaded with chants by Colorado crowd ahead of 400th headgear pick

Lee Corso will make his 400th headgear pick during Saturday’s episode of “College GameDay”. The GameDay crew is in Boulder as Deion Sanders and Colorado prepare to face Colorado State.

Corso’s 1st headgear pick came on October 5, 1996, with GameDay in Columbus for Ohio State vs. Penn State, a No. 3 vs. No. 4 matchup at the Horseshoe. Corso wore a Brutus Buckeye head for that game as he predicted an Ohio State victory, with the Buckeyes eventually blowing out the Nittany Lions 38-7.

The headgear pick became the program’s signature segment. Twenty-seven years later, Corso is poised to do it for the 400th time. ESPN showed a tribute video marking the occasion:

It's not a college football Saturday until Lee Corso makes his headgear pick ?

Today we celebrate Coach's 400th headgear pick by heading down memory lane to revisit some of his best moments. pic.twitter.com/TIlHJmTHpQ

— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 16, 2023

Afterwards, fans gathered for the GameDay filming broke out in a “Corso” chant, with Corso growing emotional as a result.

Lee Corso moved to tears after a wonderful tribute to him and his headgear picks airs on College GameDay.

Colorado fans led a "CORSO!" chant after it aired. pic.twitter.com/KhvuVUqEO8

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 16, 2023

Lee Corso is an institution in college football, and sports as a whole. His impact on broadcasting will be felt for generations to come.

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.