2024-10-27 02:30:03
Indiana has been the Cinderella of the 2024 college football season, and as a result, ESPN’s “College GameDay” is returning to Bloomington.
Of course, among the panelists of “GameDay” is Lee Corso, who’s returning to Indiana, where he coached, for the first time since the 2017 season — Bloomington’s only other appearance on the show. Corso has been on “GameDay” since its inception in 1987.
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It’s hard to imagine Corso, who coached the Hoosiers from 1973-82, choosing any other team for his game prediction, especially with Bloomington earning such a rare visit from the show. (To be fair, he picked No. 2 Ohio State in the show’s other visit in 2017).
However, he’ll have to get creative with his famed headgear pick, as Indiana of course doesn’t have a mascot. The 89-year-old college football analyst is one of the most famous icons in the sport, and Bloomington will likely show a huge welcome when the show kicks off on Saturday morning.
Here’s a look back at Corso’s time as Indiana’s head coach:
Lee Corso coaching career at Indiana
Corso coached at Indiana from 1973-82, with his tenure ending five years before he became a full-time analyst on “College GameDay.”
Corso finished 9-1 at Louisville in 1972 before being hired by Indiana. He replaced John Pont, who coached at Indiana from 1965-72, after Pont left for the Northwestern job. Pont is still the only Hoosiers coach to lead them to the Rose Bowl, which they lost in 1967.
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