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Tanuki

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Wed Oct 14, 2020, 06:26 PM Oct 2020

Nick Saban, Greg Byrne test positive

https://www.tennessean.com/story/football/2020/10/14/nick-saban-greg-byrne-test-positive-covid-19/5835017002/

"Alabama football coach Nick Saban and Director of Athletics Greg Byrne have both tested positive for COVID-19, a University release confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Saban led UA's Wednesday practice remotely.

“I found out earlier this afternoon that I had tested positive for COVID-19. I immediately left work and isolated at home," Saban said in a statement released through UA Athletics. "At this time, I do not have any symptoms relative to COVID, and I have taken another PCR test to confirm my diagnosis. I informed our team of my positive test at 2 p.m. today on a Zoom call and let them know offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will oversee preparations at the complex while I work from home."

A portion of a shared statement by Dr. Jimmy Robinson and Jeff Allen, the school's associate athletics director for sports medicine, read: "At this point in time, the positive tests are limited to those two individuals. All individuals who are considered high risk contacts have been notified and will follow quarantine guidelines. We will follow the SEC’s Return to Activity and Medical Guidance Task Force Protocol for testing asymptomatic positives.”
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