Lee Corso just gave the Texas Longhorns the kiss of death on College Gameday

Lee Corso picks Texas Longhorns to win national championship, thus ensuring the Texas Longhorns will not win national championship

For anyone who may not know, College Gameday is in Aggieland today for Texas A&M football’s consequential showdown with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. As you would expect, the fans have shown up and are loud and proud this morning in Aggie park, representing the Aggie fan base well.

If there’s one character in college football media that loves playing to the crowd—in one way or another—it’s Lee Corso. The veteran of the coaching ranks and staple on College Gameday has returned for his 38th season with ESPN: truly a historic run.

Corso, of course, is well-known for his infamous headgear picks on the premier college football morning show. Picking teams is kind of his thing, in other words.

Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s great at it—just that he does it. He came out of the gate swinging this morning on that front, though, leaping forth to let everyone know that he has picks for his final four teams (even though it’s a twelve-team playoff this year). Corso picked Georgia, Ohio State, Texas, and Notre Dame as the last four standing, saying the Longhorns would triumph over Georgia in the national championship.

Of course, judging from recent history, this means that the Longhorns will not even make the national championship, much less win. In 2023, Corso predicted USC to top the Bulldogs—neither made the final four. In 2022, Corso predicted Ohio State over Alabama—neither made the championship.

There are a lot of predictions for the Longhorns to make noise this year, but most are ignoring some of the huge questions down in Austin. T’Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy were the straw that stirred the drink of that defense last year, and it remains unclear who will replace their production. It’s a complete turnover at receiver as well.

We’ll see how things shake out, of course, but I foresee it being a struggle to reach 9 wins for the Horns this year. With Corso’s prediction on record, now, I feel confident—at the very least—that they won’t be taking home the hardware this year.