Lee Corso has been a fixture on ESPN’s College GameDay since the show’s start in 1987.
There’s been countless mascot-head-wearing episodes and controversial quick-take opinions in the years since, but as Corso took the GameDay set for another season Saturday, many fans had the same thought.
Is it time for ESPN to gracefully say good-bye to the longtime analyst?
Corso is 88 years old, and many critics contend he looks every bit that age.
Rece Davis introduces Lee Corso to another season of College GameDay pic.twitter.com/BJYyfI2BFF
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 2, 2023
Corso has had some well-publicized health battles. He suffered a stroke in 2009 that cost him some cognitive ability. Last season, Corso missed a month on College GameDay due to undisclosed health issues.
Yet Corso remains beloved by many fans. Even some of those fans, however, are starting to question when enough is enough.
Corso went viral on Twitter Saturday, and unfortunately it’s not because he donned a North Carolina Tar Heels mascot head on College GameDay. As Twitter user Nick Perkins noted, “I think we are all happy that he is physically able to be there, and honestly, he doesn’t look horrible But seeing Lee Corso like this is just depressing … getting old sucks.”
I’m happy he’s physically able to be there. But this is just so sad. Leave him at home – go to him at the end for headgear picks in his back yard and stop the sadness.
— Deep Fried Breaks (@deepfriedbreaks) September 2, 2023
https://twitter.com/JKuisiac/status/1697977978741780630
Happy to see College GameDay brought back Lee Corso for another year pic.twitter.com/Bmmp0lONBj
— Vito Spatafore (@blonde_kuzma) September 2, 2023
I’m sorry but we need to get Lee Corso off television 😭😭😭 #CollegeGameday pic.twitter.com/0pFy4LByHj
— 𝕂𝕪𝕝𝕖 𓃵 (@SadBadgerFan) September 2, 2023
You can’t call for Lee Corso to rest/retire without saying the same for you know who.
— OU Boom!!! (@asbell_tony) September 2, 2023
If it’s something he loves to do, why prevent him from doing it? It does nothing but good for him and us college football fans!
— TacoJosh (@TacoJosh27) September 2, 2023
There needs to be a clause or something in these employment contracts to prevent this stuff. Age related decline shouldn’t be ignored and they should at least try protection the reputation of public figures…
— Kenny Ross (@kennyb_ross) September 2, 2023
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