This is froma Mississippi State Blog.
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We learned a little bit about Dak Prescott tonight. He's the freshman quarterback from Haughton, La., who's taking a redshirt this year but got a ton of snaps during tonight's scrimmage at Davis Wade Stadium.
Chris Relf took some snaps, too, while Tyler Russell (knee) watched from the sidelines. The very unofficial stats on Prescott: 36 of 57 for 439 yards and two touchdowns, plus an 11-yard rushing TD. I had him 22 of 25 at one point, and then there were several dropped passes later on. He had seven completions of 20-plus yards.
"He has the want-to, he has the ability, he has the toughness, likes to be a leader out there on the field. Now he's just got to get the skill all down," coach Dan Mullen said.
"It was almost the same, because we've been practicing on it for a while. He really is getting to understand the offense," said receiver Jameon Lewis.
Prescott has a strong arm and has a pretty good idea of how to use it. But there are some freshman things he must overcome.
"Decision-making, he's got a long way to go," coach Dan Mullen said. "What you see is a guy who has great want-to, he's very high-energy, high-motor, tough, shows leadership while he's out there on the field. But he's got to learn the skill and the decision-making of the quarterback position, which that's what's going to take a lot of time."
Prescott has been on campus nearly 12 months, having enrolled in January. So he's been through spring drills and summer workouts and preseason camp and done scout team work. And now he's got that first week of bowl practice plus the scrimmage under his belt.
After another offseason, he should be in pretty good shape as the No. 2 QB.
"It's like once you (learn) something, the rest of it just starts to come," Prescott said. "I feel like I've got some stuff, but it's definitely a lot more to learn. Just go in every day and learn from Chris and Tyler and do the best I can."
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