WATCH: Lee Corso fires up Texas fans, spikes Alabama helmet on College GameDay set
Lee Corso is fired up for a huge edition of College GameDay on Saturday, as Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and the rest of the crew are in Austin ahead of Texas welcoming Alabama to town.
With such a huge game on the docket, Longhorns faithful are notably exuberant. So, Corso gave the raucous crowd something to cheer about, spiking a Crimson Tide helmet while laying a smooch on a Texas one.
Check out the hilarious video below, proving no one can work a crowd like the legendary Corso.
While the moment is exactly why the college football world loves Corso, it would truly be something if the College GameDay crew picked the Longhorns over Big Al and Alabama during his headgear segment. If Lee Corso decides to roll with Texas, the crowd will reach deafening levels of jubilance.
ESPN formally announces addition of Pat McAfee to College GameDay
Moreover, ESPN made official on Wednesday the news that Pat McAfee will be joining the network as a member of College GameDay and appearing elsewhere on the network. He will make his debut this Saturday, Sept. 10, when GameDay comes live from Austin, Texas, ahead of the Alabama–Texas showdown.
According to a release from ESPN, McAfee will also contribute to postseason college football coverage and be on six alternate telecasts of college football games in partnership with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions. He will also appear occasionally on “Get Up” and pitch in to ESPN’s Super Bowl coverage.
“College GameDay is one of those shows that is universally beloved,” McAfee said in the release. “It’s an institution. It’s a Saturday tradition for everybody. From truck drivers to suits and all the folks in between, GameDay is a staple of all of our fall routines. Getting the opportunity to join full time is an absolute honor. I understand the weight that the show holds in the sports universe and I will try my best to somehow add to it.”
McAfee has appeared on the show multiple times in the past as a guest picker. His name has also come up as a potential replacement for Lee Corso when the former coach, and fixture on the program, retires.
McAfee, who kicked at West Virginia prior to his pro career, will also continue to do his daily talk show on YouTube, according to the report.