College football fans concerned for Lee Corso after College GameDay performance at National Championship Game
By John Buhler
College football fans are very concerned about Lee Corso after his appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
Lee Corso is a college football legend, but his latest College GameDay appearance has fans of the sport watching at home concerned.
Corso is 86-years-old and is an absolute icon in the profession. He is what made GameDay the best pre-game show college football has ever seen. Synonymous with the headgear pick and his catchphrase of “not so fast,” it might be time for LC to call it a career. His latest appearance on GameDay ahead of the national championship had fans very concerned about his well-being.
If this is the last game that Corso covers for ESPN, then he will ride off into the sunset gracefully.
College football fans express concerns about Lee Corso on College GameDay
Corso is every bit the college football lifer. From his days rooming with Burt Reynolds at Florida State, to coaching the likes of Indiana and Louisville, to being the heart of College GameDay, Corso is simply irreplaceable.
Poor Lee Corso luv him but it’s time for him to enjoy whatever he has left, awesome run go Bama.
— Nicky Vino (@DelvinoNicky) January 10, 2022
Lee Corso I promise you can retire anytime you want. Please don’t make us watch you pass away on TV.
— J Clary: Yesferatu 🪐🦑 (@iloveredrobot) January 10, 2022
Bless Lee Corso heart. Just ain’t right.
— Sunnyjimm (@sunnyjimm) January 10, 2022
Love him... But it's time... Feels like it's time to let the GREAT Lee Corso ride off into the sunset... He's been great for College GameDay and College Football... But it's time. @davidpollack47 is ready for that seat #CollegeGameday
— Ron Hughley (@RealRonHughley) January 10, 2022
However, it is difficult to watch those we love and grew up watching struggling on camera like this.
Please let this be the end of the Lee Corso era❤️
— Q (@atl_q0) January 10, 2022
@espn Please do the right thing for Lee Corso, it’s painful to watch at times. #NationalChampionship
— Edith Cillizza (@EdithCillizza) January 10, 2022
Lee Corso is a rightfully beloved icon, but man he looks rough with his age #NationalChampionship
— Bryan Coburn (@theofficialbdc) January 10, 2022
Lee Corso out here sounding like Lou Holtz
— Arpan (@_arpandixit) January 10, 2022
GameDay has a great team featuring the likes of Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit and David Pollack. But when it’s time, it’s time.
Lee Corso is starting to do the old man arm grab when he's talking to you. It's time to retire
— Will Turner (@thenanman13) January 10, 2022
I think it’s time for Lee Corso to hang it up. He’s just up there babbling through his sentences now
— Chris Alexander (@CHRIS_AL3XAND3R) January 10, 2022
We all love Lee Corso, but @CollegeGameDay has got to get him off the set. He doesn’t bring anything at all to the show. Nothing. Next year let him open Gameday to get the crowd going, and let him put the mascot head on at the end. The poor guy is gonna be remembered this way.
— Kory (@Kory_B12C) January 10, 2022
Corso has been part of the American fabric for generations. Whether your favorite college football team was on cloud nine or rebuilding through sanctions, Corso was always there every Saturday morning to help bring to life what made college football so special. His love for the game and the manner that college Saturdays brought people together was unrivaled. It is just time to move on.
ESPN should do the right thing and let Corso go out on top after this game and enjoy retirement.
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