Ben Tate: I'm the best back in Alabama

The frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy may be a running back from Alabama, but another player from the state who is piling up rushing yards isn't conceding anything.
Auburn senior Ben Tate doesn't think he needs to take a backseat to Alabama's Mark Ingram. "I know I'm the best back in the state," Tate said. "I bet if you went and broke down film and asked teams in the SEC who is the best back in the state, I mean I feel like it's me."
Tate has rushed for 1,142 yards, just 6 less than Ingram, albeit with one more game played this season. They each have run for eight touchdowns.
"Don't get me wrong, he's a good running back," Tate said. "He's a very good running back. He's only a sophomore and he's having a great year, but at the same time, his team is winning, they're undefeated so of course, he's going to be talked about."

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