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

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One score year 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 went 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.