This Saturday the Alabama Crimson Tide, defending National champion, face-off against Duke and it looks like the reigning Heisman Trophy winner will be able to play with the team.  Mark Ingram previously had knee surgery and was on the field practicing on Monday, just two weeks following that surgery.

Of course, Ingram won’t be full force in practice or in the game on Saturday or the next couple games for that matter as he’ll have game limitations so that he can get back into the game slowly but surely so as to not harm his surgically repaired knee.

Last week, Ingram participated in limited practice sessions but was unable to participate in the game against Penn State when Alabama claimed a victory of 24-3.  In Ingram’s place on the field, Trent Robertson has held up a good play.  He scored three touchdowns and successfully caught seven passes for a total of 92 yards in the last two games – Penn State and San Jose State.  He didn’t play much in the game against San Jose State but proved himself to be worthy of his back-up position, and worthy of a starting position when he played against Penn State.  A starting position could possibly be likely if Ingram wasn’t returning this year, but as of right now, he’s coming back and don’t think for a second that Robertson is completely disappointed.  He’s content with his back-up position – he knows there will be plenty of playing time for him even after Ingram returns to the team and to the field.

As previously stated, Ingram will likely get limited playtime this coming week but Alabama’s Coach is ultimately hoping to keep Ingram resting as much as possible so that his knee has plenty of time to heal properly so that he can participate in the team’s SEC opener on September 25 at Arkansas.  So, until then, we’ll see a lot of playing time for Trent Robertson, who will go back to being Ingram’s back-up once Ingram is healthy and ready to get back out on the field and play some ball.

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