From Brutus to Brutus. With elephants, ducks, steers, tigers (of all stripes), gators and bulldogs in between.
Lee Corso has donned a mascot’s headgear for the final time. This icon of college football, after 38 years of entertaining fans and reaching his 90th birthday, has left the stadium to laughter, cheers and tears.
And USA TODAY pays homage to Corso’s career for the ages with a commemorative page print and a hardcover collector’s book. They are must-haves for college football fanatics.
The full-page print highlights Corso’s final broadcast with ESPN’s “College GameDay.” From Ohio Stadium, where he made his first headgear prediction on Oct. 5, 1996, by donning Brutus Buckeye’s noggin, Corso chose Ohio State’s Brutus over Texas’ Bevo for his 431st and final prediction on Aug. 30, 2025. He told a packed house at the Horseshoe: "Give me my first love!" Then he donned Brutus and waved as the crowd went wild. The Best Damn Band in the Land spelled out C-O-R-S-O.
Exclusive page print: Corso’s final headgear pick
