A Southwest Airlines employee did right by Lee Corso before his final appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” at Ohio State on Saturday.

Corso, 90, received a warm welcome from fellow passengers after the Southwest gate attendant announced over the loud speaker that he was retiring on Saturday, as seen in a video on social media.

The gate attendant, who honored Corso in a speech about his legendary career, asked those waiting to board the flight to Columbus to stand and applaud Corso for his work before handing the analyst a bottle of champagne.

Southwest Airlines honored Lee Corso before he boarded for Columbus to do his final College GameDay.

pic.twitter.com/4ZBYgIMfQM — Front Office Sports (@FOS) August 29, 2025

The former college football coach jokingly asked if he could open it

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