Alabama coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne have tested positive for Covid-19, three days before the second-ranked Crimson Tide is set to face No. 3 Georgia in a clash of Southeastern Conference and national powers.

Both said their tests Wednesday morning (Thursday in Manila) came back positive, and Saban said in a statement that he “immediately left work and isolated at home.”

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