Pascagoula's Vick Ballard To Represent Bulldogs At SEC Media Days

Coming out of Pascagoula High School, the only scholarship offer Mississippi State RB Vick Ballard received was from Jackson State.  He greatly surpassed his light recruiting status becoming a JUCO All American at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and then leading the SEC with 19 touchdowns in his initial season with the Bulldogs.  Ballard will be representing Mississippi State in SEC Media Days July 20-22 in Birmingham.  Other Gulf Coast players mentioned in the following article from http://www.gulflive.com/ leading their respective teams at SEC Media Days are:  Kentrell Lockett (Ole Miss, Boutte, LA), Trent Richardson (Alabama, Penscacola), Mark Barron (Alabama, Mobile), Jordan Jefferson (LSU, Destrehan, LA).

View full sizeMississippi State running back Vick Ballard evades Ole Miss safety Fon Ingram while scoring a second-half touchdown during the Bulldogs' 31-23 win in the 2010 Egg Bowl. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Pascagoula's Vick Ballard to meet the press for Mississippi State

By Evan Woodbery/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times The Mississippi Press
Pascagoula native Vick Ballard, who burst onto the SEC scene with a big debut season in 2010, will represent Mississippi State later this month at the league’s media days.
The SEC released the list of 36 players who will join their coaches at the conference kickoff July 20-22 in Hoover, Ala.
For full article go to:  http://www.gulflive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/07/pascagoulas_vick_ballard_to_me.html