Mal Moore needs a lung transplant

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"He has a lung condition and is in need of a lung transplant," Battle said of Moore, who has been hospitalized in Durham, N.C., since March 13.

Battle, University of Alabama board of trustees member Paul Bryant Jr. and others visited Moore on Wednesday,

"As I understand it ... he's got to build his body up to be stronger than what it was at least a week ago to be able to handle the stress that comes with a transplant," Battle said Tuesday. "So they told him they're going to work him harder than he's ever worked to get to that point.

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"Doctors are meeting to evaluate how much progress he's made," Battle said. "But Mal's a tough guy. When I was there, he was telling me what to do. He was telling Paul Jr. what to do, and he was telling everybody else, when he got tired of everybody, he said, 'You all need to leave. I've got work to do.'

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