Nick Saban won’t be allowed to coach No. 2Alabama from home against third-ranked Georgia per NCAA guidelines, and also can't be in the stadium while testing positive for COVID-19 ... NCAA spokeswoman StaceyOsburn referred to the rules interpretation written by national coordinator of football officials SteveShaw when asked about Saban coaching ... .
Those who play the sport, teach the sport and watch the sport almost universally expressed joy and relief Wednesday, knowing football will return. Like those other conferences, though, Big Ten football will look different in many ways ... Russo and Eric Olson and AP Sports Writers Steve Megargee and MitchStacey contributed to this report.