There will be a brand-new face on Fox’s “Big Twelve noon Kickoff.”
Previous Heisman Prize winner and 12-year NFL running back Mark Ingram will sign up with experts Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn, Urban Meyer and host Rob Stone on the network’s college football pregame program that airs Saturday early mornings– head-to-head with ESPN’s “College GameDay”– in the fall.
” I’m enjoyed sign up with FOX Sports and BIG MIDDAY KICKOFF,” Ingram stated in a declaration. “I can’t wait to feel the energy and enjoyment every Saturday, along with a few of the most skilled and amusing names in our sport, at the most significant video games in college football.”
Ingram will change fellow previous Heisman running back Reggie Bush; Fox and Bush might not accept terms on a brand-new agreement and the sides parted methods.
The New york city Post initially reported on a pending arrangement in between Fox and Ingram last month.
” Mark’s transmittable character, exceptional playing qualifications and above all enthusiasm for the video game is what makes him such a vital possession to our group,” Fox Sports executive manufacturer and president of production and operations Brad Zager stated in a declaration. “With him on board, ‘BIG MIDDAY KICKOFF’ will continue to supply audiences with exceptional analysis and commentary each and every Saturday.”
Ingram ended up being Alabama’s first-ever Heisman winner in 2009, a season marked by the Crimson Tide’s very first championship game of the Nick Saban age, which has actually produced 6 titles.
A three-time Pro Bowl choice, Ingram started his expert profession with the New Orleans Saints, which chose him in the preliminary of the 2011 draft. He collected more than 10,000 all-purpose lawns with 75 profession goals and is the Saints’ all-time leader in hurrying lawns and goals.
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