Mark Ingram predicts Alabama to go over projected win total in 2025

In his first season leading the Alabama Crimson Tide, head coach Kalen DeBoer led the team to a 9-4 record, including their bowl loss. That left them short of making the College Football Playoff and looking to quickly improve going into year two.

Now, amid spring practice, Alabama is looking at a projected win total of 9.5 wins. That’s a number that former Alabama running back Mark Ingram fully expects his former team to go over in 2025. He broke down the slate and where he sees wins for the Crimson Tide recently on The Triple Option.

“You talk about that at Florida State to pop off, week one,” Mark Ingram said. “We talked about the scheduling. We talked about the potential of scheduling these types of games to start the year and how it could really affect you. You lose that game, and you’re behind the eight-ball. Are you gonna get punished for it? Yes, you will. We saw that strength of schedule kind of didn’t get taken into place last year. So, that to start off the season is going to be a big test. At Florida State, we know the season they had. They’re gonna want to bounce back. Then you’ve got ULM. Then you’ve got Wisconsin… I’m going 3-0.”

After those three non-conference games to start the season, Mark Ingram turned his attention to conference play. Last season, Alabama went 5-3 in SEC play and will be played against the same eight schools from last season in conference play. They’re just reversing the location where games are played. Still, Ingram is expecting an improved effort there.

“Then you’ve got at Georgia. That’s obviously going to be a dog fight,” Ingram said. “Then you go Vandy, dub. Missouri, dub. Tennessee, revenge game, dub. South Carolina, at South Carolina, dub. LSU, dub. Oklahoma, revenge game again, dub. Eastern Illinois, dub. There’s your 10.5 there. Auburn in the Iron Bowl, dub. That’s an 11-piece. That’s an 11-piece family meal.”

At this point, co-host Rob Stone cut in to wonder if Mark Ingram was at least partially biased, having played for Alabama. That connection to the school is something Ingram doesn’t shy away from, and it also helps him stay connected to the pulse in Tuscaloosa.

“It’s do or die for us right now. We’ve got to come back and hit the Playoff and flex our muscle,” Ingram said. “Or it’s going to get spicy down there in Tuscaloosa.”

The first step for Alabama to get to its win total begins on August 30th. That’s when Alabama and Florida State are going to kickoff in Tallahassee and DeBoer will begin his campaign from an improved 2025 season.