College football fans have taken to social media to share their concerns about Lee Corso continuing to appear on ‘College GameDay’.

Corso is a legendary figure in sports broadcasting. The 89-year-old joined ESPN in 1987 to work on ‘College GameDay’ after a career coaching in college football and currently features alongside the likes of Nick Saban, Kirk Herbstriet, and Pat McAfee on the panel.

Yet fans are growing increasingly concerned about Corso’s wellbeing and calling for him to retire from ESPN. He suffered a fall while performing an Irish jig in a leprechaun costume ahead of Notre Dame’s win against Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Thursday. Thankfully, Corso was caught by the Fighting Irish’s mascot before hitting the floor.

Corso’s appearance on ‘College GameDay’ on Friday ahead of Ohio State’s game against Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic did little to ease concerns. One fan wrote on X: “Goddamnit ESPN and College GameDay – QUIT ROLLING LEE CORSO OUT!

“It’s just cruel at this point. I love the dude but let him leave with some f—— dignity in tact. This has to be his last year. Do it for him! Can’t understand him at all anymore.”

Another fan on the same platform claimed that watching Corso “breaks” his heart, while a third fan wrote: “A mere 24 hours after 89-year-old Lee Corso nearly fell on national television, ESPN parades him right back out. Let the man retire for goodness sake.”

Corso has worked for ESPN since 1987

Corso has worked for ESPN since 1987 ( 

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A fourth fan continued on X: “Let’s keep it real. Lee Corso is a stroke survivor, 89 years old and slurs his words. Forgets what he’s about to say. Almost fell last night dressed up as a leprechaun. Tonight’s slurring so bad it was painful. ESPN is humiliating this man. Time to tell him it’s over. For his sake.”

Corso suffered a stroke in 2009 but returned to work for ESPN later that year. It’s unclear at this stage whether Corso will remain part of ESPN’s coverage of ‘College GameDay’ for the 2025 season, but ESPN president Burke Magnus recently discussed his future.

“I think we’re going to do what we’ve done now for a couple years running, which is we’re gonna have a conversation with him after the season and see where things are,” Magnus recently told the ‘Sports Illustrated Media Podcast’.

“You know, he’s a special guy. I mean, he’s one of the nicest men you or any of your listeners or anybody on Earth could ever come across. And he’s been absolutely iconic on the show. So we’re going to get through the playoff this year, let everybody decompress, and then we’ll have some time to figure out what we’re going to do for next season.”