The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Tue, 21 May 2013 04:26:43 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Vick Ballard Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:YESLER) 60 FOXSportsNEXT is on scene at the Senior Bowl and caught up with Mississippi State RB Vick Ballard, check out what he had to say about the experience. http://profootball.scout.com/2/1152105.html 2047 Beth Long http://profootball.scout.com/2/1152105.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:23:00 GMT 1 127 NFL profootball Back at my Jones County home there’s a book I scan this time of year, of holiday stories, legends, and poems. Among the latter is an anonymous four lines of Gaelic verse which as best I recall goes: “Yule’s came an’ Yule’s gane an’ we hae feasted weel; so Jock maun to his flail again and Jenny to her wheel.” http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1144339.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1144339.html Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:52:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate Wake Forest vs Mississippi State Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl game photo gallery. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1143867.html 2047 Gene Swindoll http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1143867.html Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:13:00 GMT 0 136 Mississippi State mississippistate The Game: Mississippi State (6-6, 2-6 SEC) celebrates the 2011 season with a post-season appearance in the Music City Bowl against Wake Forest (6-6, 5-3 ACC). The December 30 classic kicks off at 5:40 on LP Field for ESPN telecast. The broadcast is on XM/Sirius channel 91. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1143465.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1143465.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:21:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate It’s the annual question for underclassmen. What looms larger in their minds: the end of this season, or getting a jump on the next? “I guess you could say the bowl,” Nick Griffin opines, admittedly after thinking it over. “You’ve just got to take it one game at a time. So I can’t look too far ahead, I just come out here and work hard and compete.” http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1142762.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1142762.html Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:16:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate Other quarterbacks have been on the Bulldog roster for three Egg Bowl-winning teams. Very few have actually played in a trio of those victories though, and none as the position is currently defined have started all three wins. But Chris Relf will leave Mississippi State with as close to a three-peat in the rivalry as possible in the post-WWII era. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1133007.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1133007.html Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:19:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate It hasn’t been the sort of senior season expected for Chris Relf. Or by Chris Relf for that matter. Yet not a single Mississippi State soul, or rival Rebel, was surprised to see Relf start one more time against Ole Miss. And to score his third and final victory in the Battle for the Golden Egg. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1132986.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1132986.html Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:14:00 GMT 0 136 Mississippi State mississippistate Even something as out-in-open noticeable as a constantly changing digital display can become part of the background. Or so says Addison Lawrence, who admits that the now-famous Egg Bowl countdown clock doesn’t always draw Bulldog attention. But when it does… http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1131892.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1131892.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:37:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate The Game: Mississippi State (5-5, 1-5 SEC) takes the last regular-season road trip, facing #6-ranked Arkansas (9-1, 5-1 SEC) in Little Rock. The West Division matchup starts at 2:30 for CBS telecast, with the MSU Network broadcast at 12:30 from War Memorial Stadium. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1129869.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1129869.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:59:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate The Game: Mississippi State (5-4, 1-4 SEC) begins the annual November SEC West run by hosting Alabama (8-1, 5-1 SEC). Kickoff at Scott Field is 6:45 for ESPN telecast. The MSU network broadcast will be carried on XM201 and Sirius217, with the early local pregame show (100.9 and 96.3FM) starting at 3:30. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1127509.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1127509.html Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:07:00 GMT 0 136 Mississippi State mississippistate Mississippi State put in a tough afternoon’s work Tuesday in preparations for their weekend home date with #4-ranked Alabama. The ‘tough’ part was intentional, according to Coach Dan Mullen, and the results showed. “It was OK. I think yesterday was sharper, a little more intensity. We kind of mixed some things up on them, made it a tougher practice.” http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1126392.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1126392.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:54:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate Yeah, we expected payback for that pleasant October stretch of daytime football. Welcome to the real November nightmare, courtesy of our network partners in crime who will have us working well past midnight for another weekend. Then again, maybe there will be enough fireworks Saturday at Scott Field to light up a late evening. Is it really as the album cover said, They Only come Out At Night? http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1125505.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1125505.html Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:12:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate The Game: Mississippi State (3-4, 0-4 SEC) restarts the schedule with another conference road trip, taking on Kentucky (3-4, 0-3 SEC) in Lexington. Game time at Commonwealth Stadium is 7:00et for FSN telecast. The home-team broadcast is on XM201 and Sirius218. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1122030.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1122030.html Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:59:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate Two-and-a-half seasons into his tenure, and Dan Mullen reached another coaching benchmark. For the first time during a year he changed starting quarterbacks, giving Tyler Russell the role over Chris Relf. Not that the newer man found out until late in game week. Very late. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1117789.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1117789.html Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:47:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate The Game: Mississippi State (2-2, 0-2 SEC) returns to the road, and conference play, with a inter-Division matchup at Georgia. The matchup of Bulldog teams kicks off at noon e.t. for FOX Sports South telecast. The broadcast is on XM199 and Sirius220. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1112059.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1112059.html Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:15:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate The raw numbers are respectable by most measures, certainly comparable to the first four games of 2010. So why this sense of letdown over Mississippi State’s passing game? Because, “It’s just this close,” said Chris Relf, holding forefinger and thumb maybe an inch apart. “Sometimes it hurts. We’re struggling right now, but we’re going to keep working hard.” http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1111604.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1111604.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:52:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate The Game: Mississippi State (1-2, 0-2 SEC) hosts Louisiana Tech (1-2) in the first non-conference home game of the season. Gametime at Scott Field is 6:00 with telecast on ESPNU, and the MSU broadcast on XM197 and Sirius 218. Local pregame radio begins at 3:00 on 100.9 WKBB and 96.3 Tupelo, with full-network pregame starting at 4:00. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1109809.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1109809.html Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:06:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate Mississippi State senior running back Vick Ballard talks one-on-one with Scout.com, September 19, 2011. http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1108492.html 2047 Gene Swindoll http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1108492.html Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:05:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate AUBURN -- It was a touchdown’s difference on the scoreboard. On the field, Chris Relf saw a much narrow margin Much, much narrower. “The ball was in my hands, it was just a matter of a game of inches,” he said. “I didn’t come up with the big inch.” http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1105075.html 2047 David Murray http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/1105075.html Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:31:00 GMT 1 136 Mississippi State mississippistate Vick Ballard knows State's game against Auburn is big, and he also knows that the younger players are going to be prone to nerves. He will be there to coach them up when they need it. http://recruiting.scout.com/2/1104562.html 2047 Rachel Baribeau http://recruiting.scout.com/2/1104562.html Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:21:00 GMT 1 73 Football Recruiting recruiting