So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance
But Penn State’s road to pulling off the upset may have just gotten a little bit easier. Though it’s never nice to celebrate an injury, I can’t help but be a little relieved that Mark Ingram underwent arthroscopic knee surgery for an injury suffered during practice on Monday. Reports are that he’ll miss 2 to 4 weeks, and certainly the opener for the defending champion Crimson Tide against San Jose State. ESPN:
At this point, Ingram is only being ruled out for the opener, but there’s no way Alabama coach Nick Saban will push him back before he’s ready…The Crimson Tide would love to have him back for the Penn State game the second week of the season, but that might be wishful thinking.
The only negative is that Alabama’s backup, Trent Richardson, would probably be in the Heisman conversation himself if he wasn’t at Alabama. The former 5-star megarecruit rushed for more than 750 yards and 8 touchdowns as a freshman a year ago, and might be the more dynamic, though less consistent, back.
Still, if Alabama is forced to go without Ingram, Penn State can’t possibly be in a worse position than if he’d played. Penn State’s got plenty of question marks heading into the season, but with Alabama’s defense returning just 2 starters, eligibility issues surrounding standouts like Marcel Dareus, and now the injury to Mark Ingram, you can’t say Alabama doesn’t have just as much to prove.
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