ESPN has made a major change to the start of the 2025 college football season.
The massive broadcasting house has shifted its focus away from Dublin to deliver an emotional farewell for GameDay legend Lee Corso .
While the network made a splash in 2024 by broadcasting College GameDay from Ireland for the season opener, it’s not repeating the trip this year for the Iowa State-Kansas State game.
The decision has left fans scratching their heads but it’s clear ESPN’s main priority is Corso’s upcoming retirement.
The 2024 Dublin show was a massive success attracting 1.6 million viewers, a 41% increase over the previous year’s Week 0 record.
The final hour even peaked at 2 million viewers making it the most-watched GameDay episode of the season.
But the event wasn’t without dr