Oct 14, 2020 - Sports

Alabama football coach Nick Saban tests positive for COVID-19

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The University of Alabama's football coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne said in statements Wednesday that they have tested positive for COVID-19.

The big picture: Both the 68-year-old Saban and 48-year-old Byrne said that they immediately left work to isolate at home after receiving their positive tests and that neither are experiencing symptoms.

Alabama is currently the No. 2-ranked college football team in the country, and it's dominated the sport for most of the 14 years that Saban has been head coach.
It's unclear how the infections will affect Alabama's scheduled game on Saturday against the No. 3-ranked University of Georgia, or whether other players or staff members have contracted the virus.

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Alabama football coach Nick Saban tests positive for COVID-19

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