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Flint native Mark Ingram was stunned after winning the Heisman Trophy on Saturday evening.
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Only two years ago, Mark Ingram was a senior at Southwestern High School in Flint. Today, he's the pride of the city.
Ingram, the sophomore tailback at Alabama, took home the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in the closest vote in the award's history.
"He's a gritty, though football player, like the city he comes from," writes Bruce Gunther of the Flint Journal.
We'll kickstart today's Meandering with the three most interesting Heisman Trophy stories you may have missed over the weekend, before sampling the best of the rest.
HEISMAN STUFF
- Bruce Gunther, Flint Journal: For Flint, this is as good as it gets.
- Lee Thompson, Bay City Times: Remembering Ingram's signature game.
- Don Kausler, Jr. Birmingham News: Ingram's life will become 'petting zoo.'
- Dave Birkett, AnnArbor.com: Michigan punting duties in good hands.
- Art Aisner, AnnArbor.com: Former U-M cornerback pleads no contest to assault.
- The Associated Press: Jim Harbaugh and Stanford agree to 3-year extension.
- USA Today: Jim Harbaugh hired his dad, a former U-M assistant, to coach RBs.
- Mark Snyder, Free Press: Former assistants follow in Rich Rod's footsteps.
AND FINALLY ... SPEAKING OF PETTING ZOOS
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