October 5th, 1996: Lee Corso Dons Brutus Buckeye for First Headgear Pick in GameDay History

By D.J. Byrnes on October 5, 2016 at 8:00 am
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One score years ago Wednesday — Oct. 5th, 1996, to be exact — Lee Corso spiced up his usual ESPN GameDay big game pick by donning the carpeted head of Brutus Buckeye, the mascot of the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes, the team he tabbed to beat No. 4 Penn State.

The Buckeyes responded with a 38-7 shellacking of the Nittany Lions.

Corso has since gone 185-95 in his "headgear picks." The move has become one of the iconic media moments of every college football Saturday.

GameDay is down in College Station, Texas this Saturday to watch the No. 8 Aggies host the No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers at 3:30 p.m. ET.


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