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Brian Johnson breaks down MSU’s QB competition midway through preseason

Finding the replacement for Dak Prescott, it turns out, has surprisingly little to do with emulating the former star quarterback for Mississippi State. In fact, calling the next starting QB for the Bulldogs a “replacement” for Dak would be misleading at best, and more than likely, just plain inaccurate.

Brian Johnson at MSU's spring game with Dak Prescott and Fred Ross
Brian Johnson at MSU’s spring game with Dak Prescott and Fred Ross

Quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson spoke with local reporters halfway through preseason camp about the three-way battle to be the team’s signal caller in 2016, a race he says remains quite even. He didn’t talk about who can run the best, like Prescott did throughout his career.