Alabama coach Nick Saban did not sound optimistic Monday when speaking about the return of Heisman winner Mark Ingram, the #1 ranked Crimson Tide running who just came off kenee surgery, for the 6 p.m. game Saturday night versesNo. 19 Penn State.

"We just need to see him be able to be himself, be 100 percent, be able to practice enough to be confident and ready," Saban said. "I'm not anticipating that that's going to happen."

Ingram is set this Monday to begin "dry-land rehab" and so far has not been seen on the practice field since surgery.

"Every rehab and every step of the way when you come back from this has to be evaluated in 12 to 24 hours as to how you react to that," Saban stated. "It's going to be a day-to-day basis as to whether he can take the next step, and the next step and the next step.

"You can ask me, but I don't know if he'll be able to play in this game. ... It would probably be a little bit of a stretch for everything to go perfectly."

When asked about what he needs to see in Mark Ingram in order for him to allow Mark to play Saturday, Coach Saban said..

"I have to see Mark Ingram be Mark Ingram," he said.

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