Lee Corso didn’t make the cross-country trip to Cal for ESPN College GameDay’s Week 6 show. Host Rece Davis said to start the show that Corso was under the weather and would be back soon.
The pregame show is making its first-ever trip to Cal in front of an electric crowd before the Bears host the Miami Hurricanes in an ACC match up later today.
Corso is now in his 38th season with College GameDay, and at 89 years old, it’s clear he’s lost a step, but he’s still one of the faces of the show, which is loved by college football fans.
Corso has dealt with health issues in recent years, but announced late last year he would return to College GameDay.
“I’m gonna be like that guy in Vaudeville,” Corso said during a 2023 GQ feature. “They hook him around the neck, and they pull him off the stage as he keeps talking.”
Corso suffered partial paralysis after a stroke in 2009 and other medical events had led to sporadic appearances in recent years. During the 2022 season, Corso missed five shows and is no longer featured during the entire broadcast.
Corso’s headgear pick to end the broadcast remains one of the most popular segments of any sports show as the longtime broadcaster donned his 400th headgear this past season.
Cal hosts Miami at 9:30 p.m. CST. Meantime, the Big 12 got its Week 6 slate underway on Friday night when Houston beat TCU 30-19. The Big 12 gets underway on Saturday with a 3:00 p.m. CST kick off between Oklahoma State and West Virginia in Stillwater.
The other Big 12 games on the schedule include Iowa State vs. Baylor, UCF vs. Florida, Arizona State vs. Kansas and Arizona vs. Texas Tech.
