University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban will take the field Saturday after his school said he tested negative for coronavirus three times.
Saban was cleared to coach Saturday night’s pivotal game against the University of Georgia after testing negative for the third straight day, according to the university.
“Upon evaluation today, Coach Saban remains completely asymptomatic,” a statement from Dr. Jimmy Robinson, the team’s physician, 말했다. “To address the potential for a false positive, the SEC Return to Activity and Medical Guidance Task Force Protocol allows for follow-up testing to clear the individual’s return to activity. That protocol requires three negative PCR tests 24 hours apart.”
Saban and Greg Byrne, the school’s director of athletics, both tested positive for the virus, the university said 수요일에. Saban, 68, said he had no symptoms related to Covid and immediately isolated at home after receiving the positive test.
The news came three days before the Crimson Tide’s critical conference showdown with visiting Georgia, slated for Saturday at 8 오후. ET in Tuscaloosa, 앨라배마.
Alabama is unbeaten on the season at 3-0, and ranked second in the Associated Press national poll. 그루지야, 또한 3-0, is ranked third.
