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Prescott leads Mississippi St past Northwestern St 62-13

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Dak Prescott threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns, Gabe Myles caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score and Mississippi State easily beat Northwestern State 62-13 on Saturday.

Mississippi State (2-1) was in control the entire afternoon, jumping out to a 34-6 lead by halftime. The Bulldogs' 647 total yards set a school record.

Prescott became the school's career leader in passing yards after a 45-yard completion to Donald Gray in the second quarter. He now has 6,382 career yards, pushing him past Wayne Madkin's mark of 6,336, which was set in 2001.