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Alabama coach Nick Saban said Wednesday that he considers himself fortunate for the false positive COVID-19 result he had last week. Saban initially tested positive for the virus Oct. 14 and went into isolation, but was able to test out of COVID protocol in time to coach No. 2 Alabama's 41-24 win over No. 3 Georgia on Saturday after having three consecutive days of negative tests leading up to the game. Saban said that being away from the team was challenging in that he thought he wasn't doing all he could to help the players prepare. It gave him perspective, he said, because he believed during the week that he might not clear protocol in time to coach the game. He said he was "really was very thankful that we had the opportunity to do that." Saban said the circumstances "should be a lesson that I can share" that relates to something his father used to tell him when he was a kid. "Somebody needs to close the barn door before the horse gets out," his father would...

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