WholeHogSports · Oct 14, 2020
Nick Saban, Alabama AD test positive for coronavirus
A masked Alabama coach Nick Saban speaks with defensive back Josh Jobe (28) during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Alabama won 63-48. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Alabama coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne have tested positive for covid-19, four days before the Southeastern Conference's biggest regular-season showdown.
Both said their tests Wednesday morning came back positive, but Saban said he didn't have any symptoms by late afternoon. The second-ranked Crimson Tide is set to face No. 3 Georgia on Saturday, and may be without their iconic 68-year-old coach.