Alabama football coach Nick Saban said after Saturday afternoon's A-Day game that several Crimson Tide players will have to undergo some "medical stuff" before the start of summer conditioning.
Then Saban included himself in that category.
"I've been struggling a little bit with one of my hips, so I might not be able to play golf for a few weeks," the 67-year-old said in a news conference. "We're going to do an evaluation of this. Even if it's the worst-case scenario, they say it might be six to eight weeks.
"This has been a little bothersome, and I don't want to go into the fall with this being a problem."
Alabama players received their 2018 SEC championship rings Monday night, which was also the steak and beans dinner that annually follows A-Day.
Saban finished his 13th spring in Tuscaloosa on Saturday before an A-Day crowd of 62,219, which was actually the lowest total of his tenure. He said afterward that this week would be reserved for exit meetings, which will allow Saban and his position coaches to review the strengths and weaknesses of each player to help prepare them for the summer workouts.
Alabama, which has won six Southeastern Conference championships and five national titles under Saban, opens its 2019 season on Aug. 31 against Duke in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. Saban is planning to be as healthy as his players inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
"I want to get it fixed," he said. "I don't want to coach for one more year. I want to coach for a lot more years. Whenever things like this come up, I want to be aggressive and proactive."
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