Because 2020 has to have an element of surreality at all times, the biggest game of this college football season to date will take place without the most successful active coach in the game. With Nick Saban testing positive for COVID-19, No. 2 Alabama's battle with No. 3 Georgia on Saturday evening will pit his former right-hand man (UGA's Kirby Smart) against his current right-hand man, offensive coordinator and acting Bama head coach Steve Sarkisian.
It will be titanic either way. After surviving a test from yet another former Saban assistant (Lane Kiffin) last week -- Bama 63, Ole Miss 48 -- Saban's current team will face a Bulldogs squad that basically represents the Ghost of Bama's Past.