Despite testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, Alabama head coach Nick Saban has been cleared to coach against Georgia, the school announced Saturday.
"Due to the fact that Coach Saban has remained completely symptom-free and had five negative PCR tests, split between two separate labs, the initial test from Wednesday is considered a false positive under the SEC protocols," team physician Dr. Jimmy Robinson said in a statement.
Robinson added: "Coach Saban is medically cleared to safely return to activity effective immediately."
Saban has been asymptomatic since the initial positive COVID-19 test and has returned negative test results on his daily PCR COVID-19 tests.