With 6:35 left in the fourth quarter, Mark Ingram put his left foot into the right corner of the end zone, putting a stamp on the beginning of the 2009 Crimson Tide Football Campaign.

Though he didn't get to shake it all about, he did put an end to the Hokie hopes of a fourth quarter rally of their own. On the following Virginia Tech possession, the Alabama defense stiffened, holding the Hokies at bay, and the Alabama offense then ran out the clock to end the 2009 Chick Fil-A Kickoff Classic.

The 18-point fourth-quarter rally against a tough but tired Hokie defense gives hope that this year, the Alabama Crimson Tide intends to finish a game with offensive power.

In contrast, the 2008 Team signature was to grab an ea...

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