When people tune in to watch ESPN’s College GameDay, there are certain things that are just expected. Funny signs, a celebrity guest picker, finding out which mascot head Lee Corso is going to wear as he makes his pick for the game of the day.
Unfortunately, Corso has been absent from many College GameDay spots this year due to undisclosed health issues. Those absences have been piling up in recent weeks as he hasn’t appeared on the show since Oct. 22, leaving some to wonder if his days on the panel were over.
Not so fast, my friend. Corso returned to College GameDay for their extremely cold appearance in Bozeman, Montana on Saturday.
Lee Corso is back and bundled up. pic.twitter.com/FdbenbLPUX
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 19, 2022
While it was great to see Corso back at the desk, a lot of viewers did wonder if this was the appropriate GameDay for him to return to. With temperatures apparently in the negative, many were curious if an 87-year-old with chronic health issues needed to be out in the weather right now.
They trying to give Lee Corso pneumonia?
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) November 19, 2022
Lee Corso sitting in -5 degree weather after just missing a couple weeks of gameday with an illness i’ll never take this guy for granted
— logan (@IBSLivesMatters) November 19, 2022
Lee Corso is sick every other week and they bring him to a -2 degree game? Are they trying to kill him
— Ryan (@Ryanmcc_9) November 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/HighlightGr8nes/status/1593969830394224641
Someone at ESPN needs to be fired for having Lee Corso outside in -2 degree weather
— Amos (@FamousAmos264) November 19, 2022
Hopefully, Lee will be okay out there and doesn’t overdo it. But if he continues to have health issues, it might just be time to hang up the old mascot head and enjoy retirement.
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.