NCAA.com | August 18, 2014 Miss St. walk-on receives scholarship Share It started simple enough: Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen invited down linebacker DeAndre Ward to receive his award. He was being rewarded with training camp walk-on MVP honors. Mullen then handed Ward the reward and instructed him to read the note out loud. But when Ward opened the piece of paper Mullen gave him, it had a different message -- "You are now on Scholarship." The message also read across the projector screen behind Ward and his Mississippi State teammates rose and cheered for Ward. That moment you get put on scholarship... #Special #ChangingLives #Grind pic.twitter.com/myA3rAe3Ze — MSU Football (@HailStateFB) August 18, 2014 Ward is expected to have an increased role with the Bulldogs this season, only appearing in two games the past season -- against Alabama and Rice in the Liberty Bowl. Mississippi State opens its season against Southern Miss at home on Aug. 30. Congrats to DeAndre Ward who is now on scholarship #hardworkpaysoff http://t.co/Ru5d4WCbPX — Dan Mullen™ (@CoachDanMullen) August 18, 2014 After a disappointing loss in Game 2, Vanderbilt will look to ace Kumar Rocker one last time After being blown out in Game 1 of the College World Series finals, Mississippi State returned the favor to Vanderbilt in Game 2. Here's how the defending champs readjust before Wednesday's championship-deciding game. READ MORE The silver linings for Mississippi State in its 8-2 Game 1 loss against Vanderbilt Mississippi State held a brief 1-0 lead before Vanderbilt exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the first inning. The Commodores cruised to victory, but there were still some silver linings for the Bulldogs. READ MORE Arkansas' Kevin Kopps leads 2021 D1Baseball.com All-Americans D1baseball.com released its All-America selections for the 2021 college baseball season on June 28. Arkansas pitcher Kevin Kopps is the D1Baseball Player of the Year, headlining the 2021 All-America teams. READ MORE