Alabama coach Nick Saban’s daughter apologized for a tweet on Tuesday in which she suggested that the state of Ohio was using the editions of COVID-19 to postpone the national college football championship scheduled for Monday. night presented by AT&T because Buckeyes quarterback Justin Fields is injured.
On Tuesday, sources told ESPN that there were discussions about postponing the game to Jan. 18 because of COVID-19 problems within the Ohio state program. However, CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock said the game remains on schedule for January 11 (8 pm Eastern Time, ESPN / ESPN App) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
In the now deleted tweet, Kristen Saban Setas wrote: “If you are not confident to play, say it. I call BS in the COVID cases. They are just concerned about their QB and want him to have more time to heal. If he is injured , put it in your backup. You didn’t see us postpone the rest of the season to wait for [injured star wide receiver Jaylen] Waddle. BYE.”
In a statement posted on Twitter a few hours later, Setas apologized for his previous tweet.
“The tweet I posted earlier this evening was unnecessary and painful,” she wrote. “I made a big mistake and I apologize. In a moment of frustration, I let my anger get the best of me and acted before thinking. I sincerely regret my choice of reckless words. In no way did I intend to undermine A’s seriousness. global pandemic and my heart to those it has affected. The health and safety of others comes first and I pray that we can all find peace soon. I am ashamed and ashamed. I hope you can forgive me.
Since then, she has deleted her Twitter account.
Alabama officials and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey told ESPN that they are committed to playing on Monday.
“I can say that there were no changes,” Hancock told ESPN. “The game is scheduled for January 11 as planned, and we look forward to it.”
Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said on Monday that he expects Fields to play against Crimson Tide. Fields took a beating by his side at the end of the first half against Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, but remained in the game. After that, Fields said he had an injection so he could continue playing, but he felt pain every time he played.
Former Ohio state defender Cardale Jones found humor in the initial tweet from Arrows, suggesting that Crimson Tide may not want to face another Buckeyes reserve.
Are you sure you want to face another OSU backup? You know what happened last time, right …. pic.twitter.com/gYkA8bQ5m0
– Cardale Jones (@ CJ1two) January 5, 2021
In January 2015, the first season of the CFP, Jones led Ohio State to a 42-35 victory over Alabama’s No. 1 in a semifinal in just his second career start, after Braxton Miller and JT Barrett were injured. .