Photo: Jackson State University head football coach Rick Comegy is finding the players to keep the SWAC Championship trophy permanently in Jackson.
Jackson State football coach Rick Comegy said he'd be signing up to three more recruits after the Feb. 6 signing day passed last week. However, he didn't plan on finding one of those guys at the grocery store.
"I was shopping one day and met a guy who coached over at Millsaps," Comegy said. "He said, 'Coach, have you heard of this guy Vick Ballard?' I said no. "He said, 'Man, I'm telling you coach. ...' "
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How does a back/receiver that is rated a Rivals Two Star get overlooked by Mississippi Valley State University and Alcorn State University, programs that need a serious upgrade in talent? This 5-foot-11, 189-pounder out of Pascagoula is now a JSU Tiger. Ballard ran for 1,028 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior. He also caught 15 passes for 529 yards.
Sounds like a every down running back/receiver to us. Great signing class, JSU.
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