Today is an exciting day for BulldogBlitz.com and Mississippi State sports coverage!


My name is Vernon Bailey and today I step in as the publisher of BulldogBlitz.com. Let me start by saying I have a tremendous amount of respect for Logan Lowery and the job that he has done on the site and we hope to build on that moving forward.


To give you some background on myself I have been in the industry for over 20 years. In 1991 I started the first collegiate sports website and today it is one of the oldest sites still running on the
Internet. That site, WVSports.com, is also part of the Rivals network with the focus on West Virginia University athletics.


My desire is to use the experience I have gained over the years to expand BulldogBlitz and to bring you
the best coverage of Mississippi State athletics.


Enough about me, let's get to the staff that you will be seeing on the site. I'm very excited to announce the hiring of senior writer Robbie Faulk. Robbie joins our team after working several years in the MSU sports information department. He has worked closely with each Bulldog sports program and has the knowledge and motivation to excel in this position. Faulk will handle much of the daily content and will lead our staff of writers.

Also joining the staff will be Anthony Krumpach, who will serve at the site's recruiting analyst.
Krumpach has many years of experience in the industry and we feel he will quickly become a well-known name in the MSU market. You can expect expert analysis from Anthony on State's recruiting targets.

Over the next week will be going through a "soft release" of BulldogBlitz and while we will start
delivering content right away we are very excited to launch a new look and have our full staff in place by August 1st.

We welcome your feedback and our staff is available to you at any time. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or concerns.

Thank you and we look forward to building a great site for a very deserving fanbase.

This post was edited on 7/15 7:47 AM by Vernon

What are you guys hearing about this one?

he was 3 seconds late and the pilot was montcrief

lack if institutional control in 3.....2......1!!!!
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If you like stats, this is for you. Everything you need to know about where players are ranked across the conference and where the team ranks as well in certain categories.. Hope you enjoy http://mississippistate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1547400

Can't get here fast enough. Throughout the next several months I'll be thinking of reasons to why we will destroy you. Right now not a lot is coming to mind because I don't know much about your school.

Oh Snap! I forgot, you guys stole Fred Ross from us at the 11th hour. He's going to be a good player. Bastards. We will destroy you for this in 203 days.

Have a healthy spring!

Pernell McPhee; Baltimore(0-1) LB: One Tackle in 49-27 opening-night loss to Denver

Tommy Kelley: New England (1-0) DT: 7 tackles, two solo, fumble recovery in 23-21 win over the Bills

Chris White: New England (1-0) LB: Signed by the Patriots last week; Unsure if he played

Vick Ballard: Indianapolis (1-0) RB: 13 carries for 63 yards in 21-17 win over Oakland

Antonio Johnson: Tennessee (1-0) DT: Titans defeated the Steelers 16-9

David Stewart: Tennessee (1-0) RT: Started the ball game in the Titan win

Darius Slay: Detroit (1-0) CB: Recorded four tackles in his debut win against the Vikings, 34-24

Josh Boyd: Green Bay (0-1) DT: Did not play in the opening game loss to the 49ers

Derek Sherrod: Green Bay (0-1) T: Did not play in the opening game loss to the 49ers

Fletcher Cox: Eagles (1-0), DT: Recorded three tackles in a sack in his opening-season win against the Redskins, 33-27.

Anthony Dixon: San Francisco (1-0) RB: Played a big part on special teams with a 30-yard kick return in the 49er win over Green Bay.

K.J. Wright: Seattle (1-0) LB: Recorded four tackles (two solo) in the opening-season win against the Panthers 12-7.

Johnthan Banks: Tampa Bay (0-1) CB: Had three solo tackles in his debut game against the Jets, a loss, 18-17.

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Here's a video look at Bulldog fans preparing for game time.

Tailgating: http://mississippistate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1546312

Dawg Walk/Player entrance/Stadium: http://mississippistate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1546315

There are a lot of changes at Davis Wade this season with construction underway. Check out all of the information you need to know about entering the stadium. http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=209252504

Check out the top five games of the week this week in High School football. I also take a look at the players of the week and give my top 25. http://mississippistate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1545183

Looks like Rick Ray is having opening tryouts for the second-straight season looking for some walk-ons. If you're interested, all the info is listed below...



Walk-On Tryouts Slated For Sept. 24
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Second-year Mississippi State basketball coach Rick Ray has announced there will be tryouts for full-time students interested in possibly becoming a walk-on.
Students interested in trying out must first submit their name, MSU ID, Net ID and date of birth to nlagroone@athletics.msstate. eduby noon on Sept. 16.
On Sept. 19, a mandatory meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. on the floor of Humphrey Coliseum, with the actual tryout date slated for 6 a.m. on Sept. 24 at the Mize Pavilion.
At the Sep. 19 meeting, prospects will be instructed on the requirements that will have to be completed before anyone is allowed to tryout (eligibility, proof of insurance, physical, etc).

What's the word on him? Looked to me like he landed on his knee hard on that last play. Heard rumors of concussion though? Hope he's ok. Just wondering what really happened there.
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Any news as to whether Malcolm will play on Saturday

Check out the top five games this week, last week's player of the week and my top 25 all right here.

http://mississippistate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1542274

Quarterback Nick Fitzgerald and Richmond Hill start their season against Johnson High School.

Aeries Williams and West Point take on South Panola in Batesville tonight. This is the opening game of the season for the nation's 42nd ranked running back.

In JUCO ball, Joquell Johnson and Co-lin start the season against Northeast. 2015 wide receiver commit Donald Gray will not play this season due to injury and will redshirt. This turns out to be great news for MSU because Gray now gets three years on campus. Words we continue to hear from Co-lin and MSU alike is that he is an absolute steal and will make an immediate impact. That is most of the reason why the Bulldogs wanted him on campus this season.

Finally OL Norman Price and Hinds start their season tonight as well with a battle against Mississippi Delta. Hinds is ranked 15th in the preseason polls.

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If you have any questions you want to get in get them in now. I'll also have an interview with Brenden Morris from our sister site at O-StateIllustrated. Should have a great show on Bulldog Sports Radio.

that Jadeveon Clowney practiced this summer by stopping CSX freight
locomotives, head-on, every time they tried to pass by Williams-Brice
Stadium. It was only during spring practice, until he broke the front
axle and couldn't find another engineer to risk it.

Through Rivals contacts that Mark Goforth has indeed decided to transfer to State. More to come as I track it down.