The son of an NFL legend spilled the beans on the future of one of the all-time greats of Alabama.
Crimson Tide destination Barry Sanders Jr. recruitment based in Oklahoma City OKBlitz.com said Nick Saban said Mark Ingram was turning pro and Alabama needed more running backs.
"(Saban) told me the leaving Ingram, he probably what public Friday," Junior Sanders, said in an article published on the website of the newspaper of Oklahoma City on Wednesday evening.
A spokesman for Alabama could not confirm the report and said that there is no official plans for a press conference announcing the draft decisions to the host of tide with a weight of NFL juniors.
Sanders Jr., junior school Heritage Hall in Oklahoma City, said it had a brief conversation with Saban, who was visiting the school on Wednesday. The son of former Detroit Lion Barry Sanders is one of the best juniors in the nation.
Ingram rushed for 875 yards as a junior in its follow-up to sophomore Heisman Trophy winner ended in a national championship. Decreased due to an injury of knee early in the season, Ingram appeared to be back to his old form winning 89 all-purpose yards and scoring two touchdowns against his favorite Michigan State of children in the Capital One Bowl on Saturday.
After the party was elusive on the theme of the project of as it has been all season when asked by reporters.
Ingram exit would leave his sophomore Trent Richardson as the upper back and the only player in Alabama with corridor of considerable experience on the depth chart followed by Eddie Lacy.
Julio Jones, Marcell Dareus, Mark Barron and Dont' to Hightower also they projected between possible first-round picks, but labor unrest in the NFL led Saban to change the message normally offered to potential in the NBA Draft.
"In general, if the guys are first-round picks, tell them will it support for the project" Saban said in December. "With the unknown this year, I have kind of reduced that kids that are a top 15 choose or have no opportunity to climb in the future."
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