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WATCH: Mark Ingram Breaks Five Tackles During Rout Of Michigan State

In the second quarter of Alabama’s decimation of MSU, Crimson Tide running back Mark Ingram broke five tackles on one play, and as ESPN’s announcing team pointed out, reminded people why he was the Heisman trophy winner last year.
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Mark Ingram Suffers Knee Injury

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2009, file photo, Alabama running back Mark Ingram (22) runs past Mississippi defenders for a second quarter 36- yard touchdown run during an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss. Ingram won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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FILE – In this Oct. 10, 2009, file photo, Alabama running back Mark Ingram (22) runs past Mississippi defenders for a second quarter 36- yard touchdown run during an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss. Ingram won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

It’s never good news to hear that a player has been injured, but this will certainly make Nittany Lion fans choke back a little smile. Alabama’s reigning Heisman-Trophy-winning running back suffered a knee injury in practice on Monday.

Alabama running back Mark Ingram suffered a knee injury late in Monday’s practice, coach Nick Saban announced in a statement Tuesday, and has been ruled out for Saturday night’s season opener against San Jose State

Ingram, who last year became the first Crimson Tide player to win the Heisman Trophy, had “an arthroscopic procedure” done Tuesday morning, according to the statement. 

“It was a situation where everyone involved thought it would be better to take care of now, so he would not have any issues with it later in the season,” Saban said.

All that is known for now is that Ingram will sit out week one. After that he’s day-to-day so there’s a good chance he could come back when Penn State travels to Tuscaloosa on September 11.

Alabama is still Alabama, and they are loaded with talent. But playing them without Mark Ingram, or even Mark Ingram at 50%, only helps Penn State’s chances.



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The day after Alabama tailback Mark Ingram underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee brought…

The day after Alabama tailback Mark Ingram underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee brought positive news for his recovery.

“Mark is doing extremely well,” Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said after practice Wednesday. “He didn’t have a lot of swelling, which is a good sign. That has a lot to do with how quickly he can come back.”

Gentry Estes: Mark Ingram ‘doing extremely well’ so far in recovery

Relief. The ol’ Nicktator doesn’t exactly throw around the phrase “doing extremely well” very often. Hopefully this portends Ingram’s return will be on the low end of the range thrown out there.

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Morning Links: Ingram Injured, BYU Leaving Mountain West, Ex-NFLers In The Media

While you were sleeping, SportsGrid was up all night watching TV and searching the internet for links to help get your day started. Today, the reigning Heisman winner gets hurt, more official conference shuffling, vuvuzelas, and more.

Alabama running back Mark Ingram, last year’s Heisman winner, underwent arthroscopic surgery for a knee injury sustained on Monday. He’ll miss the team’s opener, and it’s hard to fathom the impact of losing a Heisman winner…if they didn’t already have a backup running back in Trent Richardson who’s just as talented.

What looked imminent when Fresno State and Nevada joined the Mountain West Conference is now official – BYU is leaving the Mountain West They’l become an independent in football and join the West Coast Conference in all other sports. Their likely destination was first reported as the WAC, so the WCC is an interesting move. One thing’s for sure, though – this is a BIG loss for Mountain West football.

Thought you’d heard the last from vuvuzelas? Well, if you were planning on attending Euro 2012, you have: the Union of European Football Associations banned the noisemakers from their matches. Still, vuvuzelas continue to be the most enduring story from this year’s World Cup, even as most of the world rushes to make sure they’ll never hear them again.

Marcos Baghdatis was the subject of an inspiring New York Times profile on Sunday that detailed a 3-year comeback from injuries and poor play. Yesterday, he laid an egg, losing to Arnaud Clement in the first round of the US Open. Womp Womp wommmm.

And, finally, it pays to be kind of a dick in the TV business:

“Active players often confine their remarks to generalities and are especially reluctant to find fault with fellow players. But cliches won’t work on TV, and controversy and opinion are fuel for studio shows.”

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