Major update over Lee Corso’s College GameDay future with legend missing from live ESPN show over health issues

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ESPN has given fans an update about fan-favorite analyst Lee Corso.

After missing multiple iterations of College GameDay, the long-time presenter is back.

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College GameDay is broadcasting from Autin, Texas this week, and the full slate of presenters will be on the cast.

The University of Texas Longhorns are facing off against the University of Georgia Bulldogs in a matchup of top-25 teams.

Texas is ranked as the No. 1 team in the country while Georgia is ranked at No. 5.

With such a high-class game on their hands, ESPN is making sure to have their best team available for the broadcast.

Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, and Nick Saban will all be on the show for their picks and analysis.

College GameDay will also have world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler in the building as the guest picker this week.

In one of the best traditions of College GameDay, Corso will be doing his mascot headgear selection for the winner of the Texas-Georgia game.

It will be Corso’s 419th headgear pick of his career, and the 29th time he has picked Texas or Georgia.

In his last 15 Texas picks the team has gone 9-6 in those games. In his last 13 Georgia picks, the team has gone 8-5.

So far, Corso’s headgear picks are 5-0 this season.

Corso returning to College GameDay was confirmed by Kirk Herbstreit, but fans had mixed opinions about the announcement.

“GREAT NEWS, Welcome Back Coach,” one fan said.

“Lee Corso’s hat rack must be thrilled!” another fan said.

“Please go home and retire. Sad to see him in this condition,” a third fan said.

“Please let that man go home and retire,” a fourth fan said.

College football top 25 rankings

BELOW are the top 25 rankings of college football's best programs for Week 8

  1. Texas (6-0)
  2. Oregon (6-0)
  3. Penn State (6-0)
  4. Ohio State (5-1)
  5. Georgia (5-1)
  6. Miami (6-0)
  7. Alabama (5-1)
  8. LSU (5-1)
  9. Iowa State (6-0)
  10. Clemson (5-1)
  11. Tennessee (5-1)
  12. Notre Dame (5-1)
  13. BYU (6-0)
  14. Texas A&M (5-1)
  15. Boise State (5-1)
  16. Indiana (6-0)
  17. Kansas State (5-1)
  18. Ole Miss (5-2)
  19. Missouri (5-1)
  20. Pittsburgh (6-0)
  21. SMU (5-1)
  22. Illinois (5-1)
  23. Army (6-0)
  24. Michigan (4-2)
  25. Navy (5-0)

While College GameDay is in Austin for the Texas-Georgia matchup, there are plenty of other great games this weekend.

Alabama and Tennessee are facing off on Saturday at 3:30 pm ET in a battle of top-11 teams.

Michigan and Illinois face off at the same time in a battle of top-25 teams.

Navy and Army are also both playing in games to try retaining their top-25 rankings this season.

Some of the action kicks off on Friday night, with No. 2 Oregon facing off against Purdue.