... for Mark Ingram, but for coach Nick Saban and Alabama, as well.

What effect could this award have, positively and negatively, for the Crimson Tide as they prepare for their most important game since 1992?

As far as a distraction, it wasn't just a win for Ingram, but for the team, as many celebrated the Heisman as if it were their own. Especially proud were the offensive linemen.

No player could escape the questions and talk about the Heisman. But for Ingram, there was the whirlwind of television studios and talk shows, not to mention the billboards and parades planned in his home city of Flint, Mich.

Nick Saban, who knows what playing for a national championship is all about, has never had to deal with the pressure ...

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