USC Trojan Marching Band honors college football legend Lee Corso at ESPY Awards

Wednesday night marked the 2025 ESPYs. With the big four professional sports leagues all taking the night off, ESPN rolled out the red carpet in Hollywood for its annual sports awards show.

Although he told some hilarious jokes, USC fans likely were not thrilled that the event was hosted by Notre Dame fan Shane Gillis. However, the Trojans had their moment at the ESPYs, too.

Later in the night, ESPN rolled out a tribute to legendary College GameDay personality Lee Corso, who is set to retire following one final show in September. After the video rolled, GameDay co-host Pat McAfee, who was on stage with Corso, called out, “USC, please strike the band!” On cue, members of the Trojan Marching Band, including the Drum Major, took the stage playing the iconic College GameDay theme song.

In addition, the band presented Corso with a Trojans helmet, which he put on while throwing up a “Fight On.” This marked Corso’s 18th and final time “picking” the Trojans. Famously, USC went 17-0 when he donned their headgear on GameDay.

Corso’s final edition of College GameDay will take place on August 30th from Columbus, Ohio ahead of the Ohio State-Texas showdown.

This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC Trojan Marching Band honors College GameDay’s Lee Corso at ESPYs

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