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Saban will return to sidelines for Alabama-LSU

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Nick Saban will be back on the sidelines Saturday.

Alabama's football coach confirmed Thursday he cleared the SEC's protocols and will be with his team for its matchup with rival LSU on Saturday.

"Yeah, I'll be there. I'm good," Saban said on his weekly radio show, according to Michael Casagrande of AL.com.

"I think my time is up, so I'm ready to get back into the swing of things even though I've been there for every possible thing. It's just been a little different, but now I can get back in person and do all the things we need to do without an issue or a problem."

Saban missed last week's Iron Bowl against Auburn after testing positive for COVID-19. Offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian called the game in his absence.

Saban also tested positive ahead of Alabama's game against Georgia in October, but it turned out to be a false positive and he was allowed to coach against the Bulldogs.

This time around, Saban experienced mild symptoms. He isolated for 10 days and has since cleared conference protocols.

"I'm clear tomorrow to travel with the team," he said.

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