No one can be all that surprised by it. When Dak Prescott finished his college career and moved to Dallas to become the Cowboys’ starting quarterback, there was a hole left in his wake at Mississippi State, a vacuum of personality, charisma, leadership and style. He was the biggest star Starkville, Mississippi had ever called its own, and by nearly any measure, he was the greatest player in the history of MSU football.
When his career came to a close, it left Dan Mullen’s program with a lot of questions to answer. For years, it seemed, their identity had been simple – it was Dak.