ASHBURN | Preston Smith knew the consequences were going to be sharp and swift if he ever even thought about hitting Dak Prescott during their time together at Mississippi State.
“If you ever hit Dak, that might have been your last practice,” said Smith, who had nine sacks in his senior season at Mississippi State in 2014.
Of course, defenders are never allowed to hit their own quarterback in practice, but Smith always would remind Prescott of the times he could’ve. Opponents never really fared much better that year, when Prescott passed for 3,449 yards and 27 touchdowns, and rushed for 14 more as he led the Bulldogs to the program’s first No.