Many college football teams around the country have had to deal with COVID-19 outbreaks among their players that kept them from being able to play in a given week.
Some teams have had those issues hit the coaching staff as well, including Oklahoma, who needed to enlist the help of former head coach Bob Stoops to fill in at practice this week with so many coaches missing.
Another team that has had this issue is Alabama, which will be without some of its assistant coaches for Saturday night’s matchup with LSU. One of the fill-ins will be none other than Stoops’ brother and former Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. He will be joined by former Texas head coach Charlie Strong.
Mike Stoops and Charlie Strong will be activated for Alabama’s game vs LSU tonight.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) December 5, 2020
Per Matt Zenitz of AL.com, Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian and defensive coordinator Pete Goulding are not among those who are infected and both will be at the game this evening. The inactive coaches list is comprised of “at least a couple” of their defensive assistants.
Insert Stoops and Strong, both former defensive coordinators at major programs who are currently defensive analysts with Alabama.
This all means that tonight we will get the chance to see a coaching staff comprised of Nick Saban, Strong, Stoops, Sarkisian and Goulding together on one sideline.
The 2020 college football season never ceases to provide surprises and interesting quirks. Just add this to that long list.
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