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‘Oregon is the team I’d least like to play’: Lee Corso has Ducks above everyone else

ESPN’s beloved analyst Lee Corso says it’s the Oregon Ducks who are playing like the best team in the nation going into the stretch run.

The Oregon Ducks have been among the most talked about teams in the nation throughout the season, and that acclaim has reached a fever pitch during November. Lanning’s squad is playing its best football.

As we near the end of the regular season and the College Football Playoff looms, the popular topic of conversation is who the best four schools in the nation are. While the Ducks are listed at No. 6 in the latest playoff rankings, ESPN’s beloved analyst Lee Corso says Oregon should be viewed as the best team in the nation at this point. It is the team he would least want to play if he was an opposing coach.

“Oregon. They are playing the best football of anybody in the country right now,” Corso said when talking to Kirk Herbstreit on Saturday morning. “Oregon is really good. Offense, defense, in every phase. They can score and they can stop it. Oregon.”

When asked to list his top four schools, Corso said it should be Oregon, Michigan, Georgia and Texas. He leaves out Ohio State, Florida State and Washington, all of whom are ranked ahead of the Ducks in the CFP rankings. It’s Oregon who stands apart in that group for Corso, though.

“Right now, if I was coaching, it’s Oregon who is the team that I’d least like to play,” Corso said.

The Ducks kick off against the USC Trojans later Saturday at 7:30 p.m. PT and will face Arizona State and the Oregon State Beavers the next two weeks. Should they win all three, it will likely set up a rematch with the Washington Huskies in the Pac-12 Championship on Dec. 1.

The winner of that game will likely grab a spot in the College Football Playoff.

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Al Michaels casually roasted Lee Corso and an unfortunate die-hard Bears fan with one comment

Thanks for the laugh, Al Michaels.

Thursday night’s NFL game between the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers didn’t really feature much to talk about, as even Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit struggled to maintain interest in the sluggish contest.

While they welcomed Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce into the booth, Michaels caught a glimpse of a Bears fan with a big bear hat and bear claws on in the Soldier Field crowd.

Michaels found the perfect quip while the Bears fan was on the screen, saying that it was nice that ESPN College GameDay staple Lee Corso was in attendance for the game, which got a laugh from Herbstreit and Kelce.

Look, the fact that they found things to talk about during this game was very impressive. We’ll take what we can get!

The Bears and the Panthers didn’t provide much entertainment, but a nice little chuckle from Michaels certainly helped keep us engaged, if only for a brief moment in time.

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Lee Corso makes headgear pick for LSU-Alabama game on ESPN’s College GameDay

The GameDay panel’s prediction was unanimous.

ESPN’s College GameDay took a trip to Tuscaloosa on Saturday for LSU’s key SEC West matchup against Alabama.

As is tradition on GameDay, host Lee Corso concludes the show by picking one of the teams and donning the headgear of the respective mascot. On Saturday’s show, the panel of Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, Pat McAfee and comedian guest picker Nate Bargatze unanimously picked the Crimson Tide, and Corso followed suit, tossing on the elephant headpiece.

LSU will hope that Corso and the GameDay panel’s prediction ultimately doesn’t come true. With a win, the Tigers would force a three-way tie in the division and have a good chance of returning to Atlanta.

LSU faces Alabama in Bryant-Denny Stadium at 6:45 p.m. CT on CBS.

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ESPN ‘College GameDay’ makes pick for Ohio State at Wisconsin, other big games

Do you agree with their picks? #GoBucks

Even though Saturday night’s contest between [autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag] and Wisconsin isn’t a ranked matchup, [autotag]ESPN “College GameDay[/autotag]” thought enough of the game to include it as part of its selection of winners.

It was notable that [autotag]Lee Corso[/autotag] was not present, however, [autotag]Kirk Herbstreit[/autotag], [autotag]Pat McAfee[/autotag] and [autotag]Desmond Howard[/autotag] along with guest picker [autotag]Steve Smith[/autotag], the former Utah and NFL star wide receiver, were on hand in Salt Lake City, Utah, to make their picks.

Find out below who each of the analysts believe will win the game between the Buckeyes and the Badgers in prime time this evening.

ESPN College GameDay makes their Week 9 picks

Who do you have winning the biggest games of the weekend?

Although [autotag]ESPN College GameDay[/autotag] did not pick a winner between [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] and [autotag]Pittsburgh[/autotag], they still made many other picks for Week 9’s action.

The crew was missing [autotag]Lee Corso[/autotag], but [autotag]Desmond Howard[/autotag], [autotag]Kirk Herbstreit[/autotag] and [autotag]Pat McAfee[/autotag] along with guest picker [autotag]Steve Smith[/autotag], the former Utah and NFL star receiver was on hand in Salt Lake City, Utah to participate in the festivities. As always, GameDay was a fairly enjoyable watch, even if half of it was in the dark.

The four of them picked winners for the biggest games of the weekend, so find out below which teams they believe will come out victorious during today’s action.

How to watch, listen, stream No. 9 Oregon at No. 13 Utah

How to watch, listen, stream No. 9 Oregon at No. 13 Utah

The 12:30 time slot belongs to the Ducks once again, but this time, Oregon will be on Fox as they go to No. 13 Utah for a huge game Saturday.

ESPN GameDay will be in Salt Lake City, making it the second time this season they’ll be at an Oregon game. The last time was at Washington where Lee Corso picked the Huskies. It’s unusual to see the ole ball coach go against his favorite mascot The Duck and it’s hard to see Corso not pick the Ducks for the second time.

For those with the capability, the game will be broadcast in 4K as most Fox college football games are.

College GameDay staff is unanimous with Penn State-Ohio State picks

The College GameDay crew and guest celebrity picker made their picks in the big Penn State-Ohio State game.

The time for talking and analyzing pregame storylines is done. Now it’s time to go on the record with the official picks for Penn State’s road game at Ohio State. The noon kickoff was the scene for ESPN’s traveling road show, College GameDay, and the staff closed out their show by making their official predictions for the game.

And according to the official predictions, Penn State is clearly the underdog in this matchup.

Desmond Howard picked Ohio State after suggesting Penn State is not over the mental hurdle it takes to clear to beat the Buckeyes.

Pat McAfee, who picked West Virginia over Penn State back in the season opener, picked Ohio State and said Kyle McCord, Ohio State’s quarterback, is battle-tested enough for the situation. He also suggested this would put Ohio State on the path to another national championship.

Guest celebrity picker, and former Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud, understandably stuck with his Buckeye roots by picking Ohio State. We’ll give him a pass for that one.

Kirk Herbstreit, another former Buckeye, picked Ohio State.

And the legendary Lee Corso didn’t do a good job of hiding his official mascot head pick. The scarlet and gray sweater underneath his jacket was already making the rounds on social media and was visible at the GameDay desk. And Corso loves putting on the Brutus mascot head, so his picking Ohio State was not only expected but inevitable.

Over on the Fox pregame show, there was a split decision on the game. Urban Meyer and Reggie Bush each picked Ohio State but Matt Leinart and Brady Quinn each pickled Penn State.

So the picks are in. Now it’s time to settle this one on the field.

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ESPN College GameDay crew picks winner of Ohio State vs. Penn State

Who did each ESPN College GameDay crew member pick to win the Ohio State vs. Penn State matchup. #GoBucks

It’s a big one for Ohio State Saturday, and as such, ESPN College GameDay is in Columbus in the shadow of the ‘Shoe for the Buckeyes and Penn State Nittany Lions. The entire college football world will have its eyes focused on the banks of the Olentangy.

There’s other big games in the country, but you know when the pregame shows descend at the same time — Fox’s Big Nook Kickoff is also on hand — that it’s a massive matchup.

Analysts Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit were joined by a familiar guest picker, former Ohio State and current Houston Texans quarterback, C.J. Stroud (who just so happens to be tearing it up in the NFL) to make their picks for this week.

Find out below what team each of ESPN analysts picked to win the cataclysmic matchup on Saturday.

Who did Lee Corso and the College GameDay crew pick for Week 7?

With Washington-Oregon set to be one of the games of the year, who did ESPN’s College GameDay crew pick for that and other Saturday games?

The ESPN College GameDay crew headed out west for Week 7 as undefeated Pac-12 titans are set to clash.

The Washington Huskies, led by one of the Heisman front-runners Michael Penix Jr., host the Oregon Ducks, one of the most complete teams in the country.

Does the GameDay crew think Penix and one of the best wide receiver rooms in recent history will be enough for the Huskies? Or will the Ducks play spoiler in front of the home crowd? What about the rest of the Week 7 games?

From guest picker Joel McHale to Lee Corso, here are the crew’s selections for Saturday.

Oregon Ducks all-time record when featured on ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’

Oregon Ducks all-time record when featured on ESPN’s College GameDay

If it feels like we were just doing this, that’s because we were.

On Sunday morning, ESPN announced that its flagship show, ‘College GameDay,’ will be headed to Salt Lake City to feature the marquee matchup between the Oregon Ducks and Utah Utes.

Just two weeks ago, ‘GameDay’ was up in Seattle to feature the top-10 showdown between Oregon and the Washington Huskies, which turned out to be one of the best games of the season.

It’s no surprise that ‘College GameDay’ is betting on the Ducks once again to provide some entertainment in one of the best matchups on the Week 9 slate.

The history between Oregon and Utah is not long, but it is certainly heated and has provided a lot of drama over the past few years. In 2021, Utah blew out the Ducks in the regular season and Pac-12 Championship game, leading to Mario Cristobal’s departure from the program. A year ago, it was Oregon who came back and got a gutty win at home over the Utes with a severely limited Bo Nix.

This game will now give us a team who is in prime position to make it to the Pac-12 title game in 2022, and potentially be in position for a spot in the College Football Playoff. It’s no surprise that this is where ‘GameDay’ wants to set up shop.

This will be the 30th time that Oregon has been featured on ‘College GameDay,’ and the 19th time it is featured while on the road. So how do the Ducks fare when ESPN comes to town for one of their games? Let’s take a look: