A look at the SEC strength coaches
Mississippi State: Matt Balis
* One of the first things Dan Mullen did upon landing the Mississippi State head job was hire Balis away from Virginia. They were together at both Florida and Utah, and Mullen has often referred to Balis as the most important part of his program. Balis was the head strength coach at Virginia from 2007-08 and was an assistant director of strength and conditioning at Florida from 2005-06. Balis was also the head strength coach at Utah in 2004 when the Utes went unbeaten and won the Fiesta Bowl. When Balis arrived on Mississippi State’s campus two Decembers ago, former running back Anthony Dixon said Balis was the driving force in helping to change the culture of the football team and called Balis’ offseason workouts “the kind of hell we needed.”
ESPN.com
6/23/10
