Lee Corso retirement update after ESPN College Gameday legend was forced to miss shows due to health problems
Following his previous absences, ESPN CEO Burke Magnus provided an update on Lee Corso’s status.
Due to health issues, the renowned broadcaster has missed a number of this year’s College Game Day presentations.
The 89-year-old seemed forgetful during a show last month, suggesting that age is starting to catch up with him despite some spot-on selections.
Some viewers said that things were “getting worse by the week” and demanded that Corso retire.
“Listen, I think we’re going to do what we’ve done now for a couple of years running,” ESPN President Magnus stated on the Jimmy Traina podcast when asked if this season would be his final appearance on television.
“After the season, we’re going to talk to him to see how things stand.
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“He is a unique individual. He is among the kindest men your listeners or anyone else on the planet have ever encountered.
“He s been absolutely iconic on the show.”
“This year, we will make it through the playoffs. After everyone has had a chance to relax, we will have time to decide what we will do for the upcoming season.
Over the weekend, College GameDay made its first appearance in Indiana since 2017, and Corso was honored.
From 1973 to 1982, the panelist coached the Hoosiers for nine years.
Wearing a traditional Indiannajumper, Corso was atop a double-decker bus, remembering the heyday of his first game as manager and the 1979 Holiday Bowl victory.
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