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Nick Saban Tested Positive for Coronavirus. Will He Coach Alabama Against Georgia?

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Nick Saban, the feared and renowned football coach at Alabama, said he tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.

But there is a game on Saturday. A very big game, in fact: No 3. Georgia at No. 2 Alabama, a matchup that could help shape the College Football Playoff.

Yet Saban, frequently shown on television as a scowling sideline taskmaster, might have to watch from home. Or maybe not.

How sick is he?

Alabama said from the moment it announced Saban’s positive test on Wednesday that the 68-year-old coach was asymptomatic.