Alabama head coach Nick Saban missed last week’s 42-13 triumph over Auburn in the Iron Bowl after testing positive for COVID-19.
The legendary coach is back on the sideline for Saturday’s battle at LSU, but the Crimson Tide’s defensive staff will be shorthanded, according to Matt Zenitz of AL.com.
Alabama will be without “a couple of defensive assistant coaches,” but both coordinators — Steve Sarkisian and Pete Golding — are available and will be on the sideline.
In response to the Crimson Tide being down at least two assistants. Saban has activated a pair of former head coaches and current defensive analysts for the LSU game.
Mike Stoops and Charlie Strong will be activated for Alabama’s game vs LSU tonight.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) December 5, 2020
Mike Stoops is a former head coach at Arizona and longtime defensive coordinator at Oklahoma who joined Alabama as an analyst in 2019.
Charlie Strong joined the Crimson Tide’s staff earlier this year after spending the past 10 seasons as head of Louisville, Texas, and South Florida, respectively.
Alabama’s game with the Tigers kicks off at 7 p.m. CT.