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The skinny: Prescott committed to Mississippi State over offers from Memphis and North Texas. However, a late offer from LSU almost turned everything upside down. He did officially visit Baton Rouge, but a subsequent trip to Starkville solidified his commitment to Mississippi State. Despite an impressive career in Starkville, Prescott still slipped into the fourth round of the draft. Thrust into the starting job in Dallas due to Tony Romo’s injury, Prescott has been the biggest surprise of the first half of the season. Prescott has thrown for 1,773 yards and nine touchdowns with only two interceptions, and he's added four rushing touchdowns. Prescott has engineered the Cowboys to a 6-1 start.
Farrell’s Take: It was hard to see this one coming as Prescott wasn’t a major target of many programs and didn’t even get the time of day from in-state power LSU until the very end. What we saw was a big dual-threat quarterback who wasn’t overly fast but made good decisions on the field and had a good arm. However, he was nothing like the one-time Heisman candidate and now NFL star he has become. Prescott has proven us wrong with our mid-level ranking and has improved in almost every facet of the game.
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The skinny: Prescott committed to Mississippi State over offers from Memphis and North Texas. However, a late offer from LSU almost turned everything upside down. He did officially visit Baton Rouge, but a subsequent trip to Starkville solidified his commitment to Mississippi State. Despite an impressive career in Starkville, Prescott still slipped into the fourth round of the draft. Thrust into the starting job in Dallas due to Tony Romo’s injury, Prescott has been the biggest surprise of the first half of the season. Prescott has thrown for 1,773 yards and nine touchdowns with only two interceptions, and he's added four rushing touchdowns. Prescott has engineered the Cowboys to a 6-1 start.
Farrell’s Take: It was hard to see this one coming as Prescott wasn’t a major target of many programs and didn’t even get the time of day from in-state power LSU until the very end. What we saw was a big dual-threat quarterback who wasn’t overly fast but made good decisions on the field and had a good arm. However, he was nothing like the one-time Heisman candidate and now NFL star he has become. Prescott has proven us wrong with our mid-level ranking and has improved in almost every facet of the game.
