ESPN College Gameday is headed to Death Valley for the 14th visit to Baton Rouge, La. in the show's history ahead of an SEC matchup between No. 11 Alabama and No. 15 LSU. And returning for another week to make the 422nd headgear pick of his career as an analyst on the show is the beloved Lee Corso.

Just a couple of days before the show, college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit announced that his dog, Ben, had passed away after a battle with cancer. The popular Golden Retriever had become a popular visitor on GameDay over the past few seasons, traveling with the crew to many different venues.

With the former Indiana coach back on campus with the show for the first time since 2017, Bloomington went all out — even declaring October 26 Coach Lee Corso Day — as the school honored the 1979 Holiday Bowl champion team led by Corso.