NEW YORK — Mark Ingram completed the trophy case at Alabama, delivering the first Heisman to a school that boasts one of the richest histories in college football.

The tough-running sophomore tailback turned tearful after winning the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in the closest vote in the award's 75-year history.

Ingram received 227 first-place votes and 1,304 points. Stanford running back Toby Gerhart got 222 first-place votes and 1,276 points, while Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, last season's runner-up, received 203 and 1,145.

Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was fourth and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, who won the Heisman two years ago, was fifth.

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas hired former Nebraska quarterback and assistant coach Turner Gill as its new head football coach.The 47-year-old Gill had been head coach at Buffalo the past four years and took the Bulls to the Mid-American Conference title in 2008.Gill replaces Mark Mangino, the most successful Kansas coach in 100 years, who resigned under pressure on Dec. 3 after a two-week investigation into alleged mistreatment of players. Just two years earlier, Mangino had been consensus national coach of the year following a 12-1 campaign and a victory in the Orange Bowl.

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh's long-awaited three-year contract extension is finally official. The school announced a deal that keeps Harbaugh under contract through 2014. The two sides were close to announcing the extension last year but put it on hold because of the troubled economy.Athletic director Bob Bowlsby confirmed the deal was completed Saturday, but the official announcement was put on hold until after Saturday's Heisman Trophy ceremony. Cardinal running back Toby Gerhart finished second to Alabama's Mark Ingram.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Michael Phelps won the 200-yard butterfly, giving the 14-time Olympic champion five first-place finishes in five events at the three-day NBAC Christmas meet at the U.S. Naval Academy.Phelps swam for the host North Baltimore Aquatic Club.