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ESPN: Still no rush on Alabama's Ingram

I’m not privy to how Alabama running back Mark Ingram's rehabilitation is going from arthroscopic knee surgery, but I don’t see much chance that he plays this week against Penn State.

Alabama coach Nick Saban conceded as much Monday when he said it was a “little bit of a stretch” that everything would go just right in Ingram’s recovery, clearing the way for him to play this week.

“I have to see Mark Ingram be Mark Ingram,” Saban said before he would even consider playing the Heisman Trophy winner.

Here’s the other part that Saban didn’t say: There’s no way ...

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Since 2002, we've correctly projected the winner of every single Heisman Trophy contest. Starting in 2010, we're running a season-long Heisman Trophy poll, providing ongoing commentary, and aggregating the best news about the top Heisman candidates around the country.

When it comes to our projections, well, we really can't say it any better than ESPN's Neil Everett - just a few days before the 2009 winner was announced: