Oh, right – Mark Ingram is pretty good, isn’t he?
Welcome back, Mark Ingram. Thanks to Trent Richardson and the 19 other All-Pro backs that your football program has, you weren’t necessarily missed over the last two weeks but it was certainly nice to see you running around again.
And run you did.
In a 62-13 lambasting of Duke on Saturday, Ingram went berserk in his first game since having knee surgery three weeks ago, as he rushed for 151 yards on just nine carries. He also scored twice and on his first handoff (which came on the first play of the game) he broke off a 48-yard run.
Of course, when a team scores 62 points it usually has more than one hero, which the Tide did. Quarterback Greg McElroy threw for 258 yards on 14-of-20 passing for three touchdowns and one interception, while the aforementioned Richardson chipped in 61 rushing yards on seven carries and one score. He also broke free on a long ride himself, as his went for 45 yards.
Fun fact: With Duke’s loss today, ACC schools are now 0-7 against reigning BCS national champions. So, yah, ACC teams.
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Posted in: College Football
Tags: Alabama Crimson Tide, Duke Blue Devils, Mark Ingram, Mark Ingram stats
Um, where do you get that the ACC is 0-7 against Alabama?
Read the stat too quickly, Bamaopoly – I corrected it.
It should have been a red flag immediately when I wrote it (0-7 lifetime? obviously they’ve played more ACC teams in their history), but I’m not very bright so there you have it.