THROWBACK THURSDAY - Dak Prescott - The Road to Glory is Endured by Hardships
(From Vogel's 2015 SEC Preview) Maybe the origins of a champion aren't always rich and glory filled roads full of success and dreams fulfilled. In the case of Dak Prescott, the senior quarterback at Mississippi State, a Heisman hopeful and 2014 First Team All SEC player, the road has been full of sorrow, challenges and hardships. Prescott was born on July 29th, 1993, the youngest son of Peggy and Nathaniel Prescott. Shortly after his birth, Peggy and Nate broke up, divorcing in a full blown mess leaving Peggy to raise three boys on her own in Haughton, Louisiana. She moved her family into a trailer park and supported them on her wages at a truck stop. Peggy had a love for football, so it was no surprise when her boys went out to play it. Jace, Dak's older brother, went on to play for Northwestern State as an offensive lineman. Dak, however, became a star quarterback at Haughton High, listed by Rivals as a three star QB prospect, yet was lightly recrui...