University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, 68, has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of this week’s game against the University of Georgia:
Nick Saban has tested positive for COVID-19.
No. 2 Alabama plays No. 3 Georgia Saturday night. https://t.co/E8YzZpYRvl
— ESPN (@espn) October 14, 2020
As The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach mentions here, Sabana and Alabama were one of the programs people thought were doing things correctly:
"This is absolutely a wakeup call for anyone who felt like sports returning was a sense of normalcy and the virus wasn't that big of a deal."
Our @NicoleAuerbach joined CNN's @JohnBerman to talk about the big-picture implications of Nick Saban's positive COVID test.
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— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 15, 2020
Alabama’s opponent last week, Ole Miss, is also dealing with Covid-19 infections:
Ole Miss is dealing with a COVID outbreak, per Lane Kiffin.
“We’re just trying to manage it the best we can.”
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) October 14, 2020
Saban thinks he was exposed on the trip:
Saban speculates that traveling to Ole Miss last weekend exposed him to COVID.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 14, 2020
Saban’s positive test comes after the cancelation of the LSU-Florida game on Saturday due to an outbreak among the Gators’ players:
NEWS: The LSU at Florida FB game of Oct. 17 is postponed due to positive tests & subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Florida FB program. The action is consistent with SEC COVID-19 management requirements. The game is tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 12.
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) October 14, 2020
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As of last count, 19 players and staffers tested positive at Florida:
Alabama head coach Nick Saban has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Saturday's game against Georgia.
The news comes hours after #LSU's game against Florida was postponed following 19 positive tests for the Gators, including two assistant coaches.https://t.co/7V22KhtSoY pic.twitter.com/MHlusqhEXm
— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) October 14, 2020
The Vanderbilt-Missouri game was also postponed:
Hasn't been a good week for the SEC. In the last three days:
— Two games, LSU-Florida and Vanderbilt-Missouri, have been postponed due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
— Nick Saban and Alabama AD Greg Byrne have tested positive for COVID.
— Ole Miss has been dealing with a COVID outbreak.— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) October 14, 2020
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