Former Alabama running back Mark Ingram will be featured on the cover of EA Sports’ NCAA Football ’12 video game, as announced by Electronic Arts on ESPN2’s First Take on Tuesday morning.
Ingram won the honor based on a fan vote conducted through Facebook, beating out other college stars like Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley, Washington quarterback Jake Locker and Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray.
“Thanks so much to all my fans for making a dream come true!!” Ingram said in a Twitter post. “Just so all my fans know, I won by at least a 1,000 votes everyday of the voting and won by over 25,000 votes. #bestfansever #rolltide.”
The cover shows Ingram in uniform posing like the Heisman Trophy, his extended arm showing the inside of his Nike glove with a script “A” on the palm.
The game will be released in stores on July 12.
