MSU’s Dak Prescott is college football’s new star

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A smile slowly crept across Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott’s face as he remembered the way his mother would introduce her three sons around town during their childhood in Haughton, Louisiana.First, she would gush for a minute about her two oldest, Tad and Jace. Then she would turn to Dak.”And this,” she would say proudly. ”Is my Heisman Trophy winner.”Turns out the late Peggy Prescott might have been onto something.Dak Prescott is suddenly right in the middle of the Heisman race after a breakout game against Texas A&M last weekend. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound junior ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more in a 48-31 victory over the No. 6 Aggies, showing the college football world what teams in the Southeastern Conference have seen for quite some time.After a 5-0 start to the season, No. 3 Mississippi State hosts arguably its biggest game in school history when No. 2 Auburn comes to Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday. View gallery FILE – In this Sept. 20, 2014, file photo, Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott (15) carries o … All eyes will be on Dak. He’s ready.”For other people, things might have changed a little bit,” Prescott said. ”But for this team and me personally, nothing’s changed. We’ve just got some momentum going and we’re trying to ride it.”It’s been a stunning rise for Prescott, who was relatively unknown coming out of Haughton High School in 2010…

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