ESPN's Lee Corso gets emotional picking Colorado headgear

The Longtime ESPN analyst hits a huge accomplishment

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Lee Corso is one of the most prominent faces of ESPN’s College GameDay. He helped build the show into the nationally-recognized giant and hit a major milestone on Saturday.

Corso’s 400th headgear pick was a special one. He took a moment to thank ESPN for sticking with his after he had a stroke in over a decade ago. It got emotional on stage in Boulder in front of a packed crowd. Corso eventually picked Colorado to win the Rocky Mountain showdown. The show featured Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a guest picker, along with Deion Sanders as a special guest.  

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ESPN was one of three networks to share space at the edge of the Flatirons on Saturday morning. The FOX Big Noon Pregame show and CBS' 60 Minutes were also there to over college football's biggest story. 

No. 18 Colorado welcomes CSU into Boulder for the 92nd edition of the Rocky Mountain Showdown. It's the first in-state rivalry game between Sanders and Jay Norvell. The Rams coach was highly-critical of Coach Prime during the week. It's bound to be a great matchup at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN.