Lee Corso was absent from ESPN College GameDay during the Week 6 show at Cal

ESPN's Lee Corso was missing from the Saturday edition of College game day Live from the campus of California.

Host Rece Davis announced that Corso was under the weather and would be back soon. It was a shame considering it was the first time Corso could have been at the pregame show at Cal.

The Golden Bears are playing Miami Saturday evening to culminate her first hosting College game day.

Now in his 38th season with College game dayEvery show with Corso seems to be a pleasure. It is unknown when he will eventually step down, but he is still a mainstay of the show.

He previously picked his final four teams in this year's first 12 College Football Playoffs: Georgia, Ohio State, Texas And Notre Dame with the Bulldogs and Longhorns advancing to the national title game. He ultimately decided that Texas would win this year's national championship.

Corso also predicted that there will be no undefeated teams in the 2024 season, stating that there will be more balance overall. This is a bold prediction as the College Football Playoff champions have gone undefeated in five of the last six years, including 15-0 seasons from Georgia in 2022 and Michigan in 2023.

According to Corso, no team with three losses will make the playoffs.

For Corso, he celebrated his 89th birthday in August. Health problems kept his performances going College game day was kept to a minimum last season, so it was a great sign to have in place heading into Week 1 of the 2024 college football season.

According to ESPN's Rece Davis, Corso was in “great spirits” in May ahead of another college football season. “This fall will be our 29th season together on (college game day).I’m so grateful for the on-air lessons – the incredible memories – but most of all for being a friend in my heart!”

Corso worked on the crew College game day Since 1987, over the years he has become one of the sport's iconic figures for college football fans. In 1993, the program began traveling from place to place across the country. Then, in 1996, he began the tradition of wearing the mascot headgear on his picks of the week.

Before becoming an analyst at ESPN, Corso was a coach, with stints as head coach at Louisville, IndianaAnd Northern Illinois. He was also an assistant at marine And Maryland once his playing career State of Florida came to an end.