Mark Ingram to join Alabama radio team during Sugar Bowl

Former Alabama running back Mark Ingram will join the Crimson Tide Radio Network as a sideline reporter during the team’s Sugar Bowl contest against Kansas State, according to AL.com.

Ingram, who plays for the New Orleans Saints, is injured and won’t play in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles as he is out for the season with an MCL injury. Currently, there is a rotating cast of sideline reporters for the Crimson Tide Radio Network after Rashad Johnson left the job to take an assistant coaching job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prior to the season.

Ingram won the Heisman Trophy back in 2010 prior to his NFL career and aided Alabama to a national title under Nick Saban that same season.

Since 2011, Ingram’s been a quality running back for the Saints, Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.

In his career, Ingram has 1,817 carries, 8,111 yards, 65 touchdowns, 4.5 yards per carry, 303 catches, 2,125 receiving yards and 10 touchdown receptions.

Ingram, who will turn 33 this month, is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. Ten of his 12 pro seasons have come with the Saints, so it will be interesting to see whether he returns to New Orleans for his 13th year.

Given his age, retirement is also a possibility for Ingram. He has not played a full season in five years.

Ingram was selected with the No. 28 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Saints.

Ingram played three years at Alabama and finished his college career with 572 carries, 3,324 yards, 42 touchdowns, 60 catches, 670 receiving yards and four touchdown receptions.

As a member of the Class of 2008, Ingram was a four-star prospect out of Flint (Mich.) Southwestern Commencement Academy, according to the On3 Consensus. He was the No. 6 overall prospect in the state, the No. 20 running back in the class and the No. 144 overall prospect in the class.