Alabama Men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats reveals to reporters that he tested positive for the Coronavirus over the summer in July. The announcement is made less than a day after Alabama football head coach Nick Saban tested positive.
Oats tells reporters that he chooses to wear a mask to set an example to those around him.
“Luckily for me, I got COVID back in July, so I don’t have to worry about it really, too much, anymore,” Oats says. “Technically, I don’t have to wear a mask, but I try to wear a mask whenever I’m around people just to set the standard that that’s what we’re going to do to try to abide by everything.”
According to Myron Medcalf of ESPN, Oats also said members of his team needed to quarantine within the last month.
He concluded with his thoughts on Saban’s positive test and what it means for Alabama’s game this Saturday against Georgia.