8:15 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban’s daughter has apologized for a tweet on Tuesday in which she suggested that Ohio State was using COVID-19 issues to postpone Monday night’s scheduled CFP National Championship Game presented by AT&T because Buckeyes quarterback Justin Fields is injured. On Tuesday, sources told ESPN that there had been discussions about pushing the game back to Jan. 18 because of COVID-19 issues within the Ohio State program. However, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said the game remains on schedule to be played on Jan. 11 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. In the now-deleted tweet, Kristen Saban Setas wrote: “If you’re not confident to play then SAY IT. I call BS on the COVID cases. They’re just worried about their QB and want him to have more time to heal. If he’s hurt put in your backup. You…
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