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Nick Saban Cleared to Travel with Alabama for LSU Game After COVID-19 Recovery

Alabama head coach Nick Saban confirmed on his radio show Thursday he's traveling with the team ahead of Saturday's game against LSU (via Michael Casagrande of AL.com).

"Yeah, I’ll be there," Saban said. "I'm good."

The 69-year-oldtold reportersWednesday he expected to be on the sideline in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Saban revealed on his show he underwent a plasma procedure to combat the virus and felt immediate results

"Whatever was in this plasma deal, it knocked [all the symptoms] out in one day," he said (via AL.com's Mike Rodak). "From Thursday on, I've felt great and 100 percent.