However, maybe you didn't know that Corso's tradition of putting headgear on started with Brutus when he picked the Buckeyes to beat Penn State inside the grand 'ole Horseshoe on October 5 ...

Lee Corso waves while wearing a Brutus Buckeye head during an episode of "College GameDay" in 2015. / Adam Cairns / USA TODAY NETWORK With Lee Corso set to retire from his role on College GameDay ...

When Lee Corso officially retires from 'College Gameday' he will be remembered for many iconic moments. At the top of that list is his tradition of wearing the mascot headgear of the team he picks ...

He donned his first headgear pick on Oct. 5, 1996, when he placed Ohio State’s Brutus Buckeye mascot head-on before the team’s game. He has made 430 headgear picks in his career.

“Very sad to see his career come to an end ... That started in 1996 when he wore Brutus Buckeye’s head at an Ohio State game. In light of this, a fan said: “Someone needs to take over ...

The Buckeyes are set to host Texas on August 31 in a rematch of January's Cotton Bowl Classic. If there were ever a time for Corso to break out the Brutus head one last time, it'd be at Ohio ...

Some sad, yet powerful, news struck the college football world on Thursday morning when the legendary Lee Corso, at the age of 89, announced his retirement from ESPN and "College GameDay." Corso has ...

"It's possible – if not probable – that Lee Corso's final appearance on College GameDay will be donning a Brutus Buckeye headgear before Ohio State faces Texas on Aug. 30," Eleven Warriors ...

Corso made his first headgear pick during the 1996 season, when he donned Ohio State’s Brutus Buckeye mascot head. It quickly became his trademark. Corso’s weekly end-of-show pick has become a ...