NY Times · Oct 17, 2020
Nick Saban Cleared to Coach Alabama, Days After Testing Positive for Coronavirus
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Nick Saban, the Alabama coach who tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, has been “medically cleared” to direct the second-ranked Crimson Tide during Saturday night’s game against No. 3 Georgia, the university said.
Under the Southeastern Conference’s health protocols, Saban was allowed to exit isolation far earlier than first anticipated because he was asymptomatic and tested negative for the virus through a conference-sanctioned laboratory three times in the days following his initial positive result. The streak of negative tests led Alabama officials to conclude that Saban had received a false positive result on Wednesday.
