The top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide arrived in Dallas on Sunday for Friday afternoon’s national semifinal against fourth-seeded Cincinnati in the 86th Cotton Bowl.
Most of them, that is.
Alabama (12-1) resumed practices for the Bearcats (13-0) without offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien and offensive line coach Doug Marrone, who are isolating back in Tuscaloosa after positive COVID-19 tests last week.
“They will do all their work and coaching virtually with players, very similar to the way I did it when I tested positive before the Auburn game a year ago,” coach Nick Saban said Sunday afternoon on a Zoom call. “They will join us, I think, the evening of the 29th or the 30th or whenever their time is up. They will be here for the game.
“They’re both doing well. No one is so sick that they can’t function and do things that they need to do with our players.”