Gene Stallings was on a ventilator for two days after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.
The former Alabama coach, who has suffered two strokes since May, is resting comfortably at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
Former Auburn coach Pat Dye confirmed the heart attack to AL.com on Monday evening.
"The doctor thinks he's going to have a full recovery," said Dye, who confirmed Stalling has been placed on a ventilator before a stint was put in place.
"He's back to being ornery and wants to go home," Dye said.
Lynn Huggins, Dye's personal assistant who has been in contact with Stallings' wife, Ruth Ann, confirmed to AL.