August 31st, 2010 at 12:28 PM ^
But they have the best backup in the country.
August 31st, 2010 at 12:29 PM ^
Damn that sucks for Bama, but Trent Richardson is a beast.
August 31st, 2010 at 12:30 PM ^
Link now available: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5515780
August 31st, 2010 at 12:33 PM ^
Now if only they would stop giving the award to sophomores! I don't know how many more injuries I can count on."
-Archie Griffin
August 31st, 2010 at 12:46 PM ^
OUT FOR THE SEASON per: CBS Sports
August 31st, 2010 at 12:49 PM ^
Season OPENER.
August 31st, 2010 at 12:52 PM ^
Pffft. Context? Details? Words? We don't have need for any of those!
August 31st, 2010 at 12:52 PM ^
owned by a OSU fan.. OUCH
August 31st, 2010 at 1:19 PM ^
doesn't really count as an OSU fan. He is witty, intelligent, and generally likable. I believe he was scooped up from a bassinet in Ann Arbor by a passing eagle at the age of 6 months and inadvertently dropped somewhere in the wastelands between Akron and Columbus.
August 31st, 2010 at 12:57 PM ^
Freep style of writing headlines. I own CBS Sports stock and really need the money/clicks.
/sarcasm
August 31st, 2010 at 1:04 PM ^
He is out for PSU and that they can capitalize on it. Would love to see a Big Ten team stick it to "Bama on their own field.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:32 PM ^
Nobody dislikes Alabama more than me. However, I find rooting for a player to be hurt really distatsteful.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:49 PM ^
I'm pretty sure you're probably the only person who read what he wrote as "rooting for a player to be hurt".
August 31st, 2010 at 2:25 PM ^
Thanks/sorry. Would delete the comment if I could.
August 31st, 2010 at 2:37 PM ^
It doesn't really matter, PSU is going to get destroyed. Trent Richardson would probably start at 115/120 D1 schools.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:05 PM ^
Wow...
Now WHO is going to run through those gigantic holes that the Bama O-Line is gonna make?
August 31st, 2010 at 1:54 PM ^
Is this a joke? I hope so.
Trent Richardson - broke onto the national scene in the Natty Title game against Texas. Before that - very highly touted / well spoken of. He's a monster. He will take care of Ingram's workload until he gets back.
August 31st, 2010 at 2:36 PM ^
It's a joke. I could average 4 yards per carry with their Oline.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:16 PM ^
Probably Richardson, the guy they already thought was going to take around half the carries anyway.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:23 PM ^
Richardson is better. I don't like it, but Alabama will probably win that game by about 30 points.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:30 PM ^
Lucky for Alabama that they have the best back-up running back in the nation.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:39 PM ^
Trent Richardson is a really good back up
August 31st, 2010 at 1:47 PM ^
kids leaving early for the NFL but I really felt his stock was at a max last year.
I really applaud him for staying though. Particularly given the history with his dad.
I hope it works out for him both from a busness/career and personal standpoint.
August 31st, 2010 at 2:19 PM ^
He was only two years removed from high school at the time. He couldn't enter the draft even if he wanted to.
August 31st, 2010 at 2:05 PM ^
Well despite the inside info from the OP here, Saban is keeping this bottled up tight.
He is making it sound like he will almost certainly be healthy for PSU game, which seems unlikely.
Saban's comments also seem to be trying to protect Ingram's draft stock, saying that it will not effect his ability to perform in the future.
But in today's information age, there is no way that the truth won't come out eventually.
Either way, I wish him a speedy recovery.
August 31st, 2010 at 2:14 PM ^
Depending on what he actually injured/tore, a knee scope rehab for an elite athlete can be 2 weeks. I'd have to look up the NFLers I remember having it done... but yeah, depending on the injury a scope could be (emphasis on could, I dunno what he actually hurt) 2 weeks
August 31st, 2010 at 11:19 PM ^
August 31st, 2010 at 2:28 PM ^
I'm sure he'll be back for the beginning of SEC play, and I think Bama has enough to beat this PSU team with Ingram. I always thought that he won the Heisman in no small part because his offensive line was beastly, and Richardson should enjoy similar success while filling in.
August 31st, 2010 at 2:40 PM ^
IMO Richardson is better than Ingram, They will smoke PSU and I will laugh because I hate PSU with a passion.
August 31st, 2010 at 2:43 PM ^
Saban isn't worried because he'll just bring back on of his "oversigned" grey shirts for depth.
August 31st, 2010 at 5:00 PM ^
Its scary when a team loses a Heisman winner and its no big deal. I'd kill for that problem at Michigan lol. Bama is stacked. They will dominate PSU in every phase, then hopefully Joe Paterno steps down before he actually dies on the sidelines.