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A pair of Alabama football legends are under consideration for the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2026 class.
On Monday, the National Football Foundation (NFF) announced the names of 79 former players and coaches who are under consideration for Hall of Fame induction. Two former Crimson Tide players are eligible for induction in the 2026 class: linebacker DeMeco Ryans and Alabama’s first Heisman Trophy winner, running back Mark Ingram.
Mark Ingram (2008-10)
Ingram was a huge contributor for Alabama’s first national championship team in 17 years — and the Crimson Tide’s first under Nick Saban — in 2009. The Flint, Michigan, high school star rushed for 1,542 yards and 15 rushing touchdowns in the regular season while securing both the Heisman Trophy and SEC Offensive Player of the Year honors.
In that year’s SEC Championship Game against Florida, Ingram ran for 113 yards and three touchdowns to go with a 69-yard catch-and-run as the Crimson Tide dethroned the defending national champion Gators and quarterback Tim Tebow. A month later, Ingram was the offensive MVP in the Tide’s 37-21 BCS Championship Game win over Texas at the Rose Bowl, going for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
He finished his career at Alabama with 3,261 rushing yards and 42 touchdowns and single-handedly took over such games as the Crimson Tide’s 20-6 win over South Carolina in 2009 when the offense had fallen into a midseason rut. Ingram rushed for 246 yards (10.3 AVG) — primarily out of the Wildcat — against Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks on Oct. 17 at Bryant-Denny Stadium as Alabama improved to 7-0.
DeMeco Ryans (2002-05)
Ryans was a star at Alabama for one season under Dennis Franchione and then three seasons under Mike Shula. He won the Lott IMPACT Trophy for his senior season in 2005 as part of a 10-win Alabama team that defeated Texas Tech in the…
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