Lee Corso retirement update after ESPN College Gameday legend was forced to miss shows due to health problems
ESPN chief Burke Magnus has given an update on Lee Corso’s future after his recent absences. The legendary broadcaster has missed several College GameDay shows…
On whether this season could be his last on screens, ESPN president Magnus said on the Jimmy Traina podcast: “Listen, I think we’re going to do what we’ve done now for a couple of years running.
“We’re going to have a conversation with him after the season, see where things are.
“He’s a special guy. He’s one of the nicest men any of your listeners or anyone on Earth has ever come across.
“He’s been absolutely iconic on the show.”
“We’re going to get through the play-off this year. Let everyone decompress, and then we have have some time to figure out what we’re going to do for next season.”
College GameDay were in Indiana for the first time since 2017 at the weekend and there were tributes to Corso.
The panellist spent nine year coaching the Hoosiers from 1973 to 1982.
Corso was on top of a double-decker bus, wearing a classic Indiana jumper as he recalled the glory days from his first game in charge to the Holiday Bowl win in 1979.
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<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-modern-high-speed-train-with-a-motion-blur-effect.jpg?id=56545109&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>All aboard, Montreal! Get ready to trade in those long, tiresome trips for a swift, breezy journey, as Canada is set to roll out a new <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/high-speed-train-between-toronto-quebec-city">high-speed train that'll whisk you from Montreal to Toronto</a> in just three hours. <br/></p><p>In a Montreal <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iESEI2j_h0k">press conference</a> on Wednesday, February 19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the news, describing it as "the largest infrastructure project in Canadian history." </p><p>Dubbed "Alto," this sleek, fully electric train is designed to zip along at speeds up to 300 km/h — which is double the speed of Via Rail's current trains.</p><p>The 1,000-kilometre route isn't just a straight shot between Montreal and Toronto; it'll connect Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Laval and Quebec City. So, whether you're planning a weekend getaway or a multi-stop trip, Alto would have you covered.</p><p>This <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/high-speed-rail-montreal-toronto">new rail line would operate on dedicated tracks</a>, freeing passenger trains from the slowdowns caused by sharing space with freight trains.</p><p>"Once operational, current travel times will be slashed in half – getting you from Montreal to Toronto in three hours," reads <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-is-getting-high-speed-rail-838064998.html" target="_blank">a press release</a> from the prime minister's office. Right now, a VIA Rail trip between the two cities can take anywhere from five to nine hours.</p><blockquote class="rm-embed twitter-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1892217457873437101">
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<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p>Trudeau emphasized that this isn't just about speed, though. "A reliable, efficient, high-speed rail network will be a game-changer for Canadians," he said, adding that it will also create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs.</p><p>Officials also say that the project will "turbocharge the Canadian economy – boosting GDP by up to $35 billion annually, creating over 51,000 good-paying jobs during construction, and unlocking enhanced productivity for decades to come."</p><p>Alto is also a pretty big win for the environment. With a fully electric system, it offers a low-emission alternative to driving or flying, reducing congestion on highways and lowering Canada's carbon footprint.</p><p>The project will be developed and operated by Cadence, <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/cadence-consortium-selected-to-transform-canadian-mobility-with-the-alto-high-speed-rail-project-866673435.html">a consortium that includes major transportation players</a> like Air Canada and CDPQ Infra, the company behind Montreal's new automated commuter rail system. </p><p>The federal government has committed $3.9 billion over the next six years to fund the co-development phase, on top of the $371.8 million already allocated in the 2024 budget.</p><p>There is a small catch, though. Justin Trudeau <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/justin-trudeau-resignation-what-happens-next">recently announced he'll be stepping down as prime minister</a>, with his successor expected to be chosen next month. With a federal election later this year, the long-term future of the Alto project is not guaranteed.</p><p>"High-speed rail in this country was always going to be a project that would take long enough to build that it would cover multiple governments … from municipal to provincial to federal," Trudeau said on Wednesday.<br/></p><p>"Obviously, future governments will make their determinations about how they invest. But this investment in Canadians, which starts right now, is going to be very difficult to turn back on," he added.</p><p><span></span>The design phase is expected to take four to five years, with funds allocated at the end of this period. It's not clear exactly how long it'll be until Montrealers are actually riding Alto, but previous estimates from Jean-Yves Duclos, the federal Minister of Public Services and Procurement, suggests it'll be <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/high-speed-train-between-toronto-quebec-city">somewhere around 2030.</a></p><p>So, while we won't be hopping on Alto tomorrow, the wheels are very much in motion.<br/></p><em>This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.</em>
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