By JOEL COLEMAN
sports@starkvilledailynews.com
OXFORD – When former Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott walked off the field for the final time as a Bulldog in the waning seconds of last year’s Belk Bowl, then-freshman backup signal caller Nick Fitzgerald gave Prescott an embrace before hitting the gridiron and taking Prescott’s place. In that moment, the torch was unofficially passed from Prescott to Fitzgerald. Nearly a full year later, it’s safe to say Fitzgerald has kept the flame burning.
Fitzgerald polished off his first regular season as MSU’s starter on Saturday by overseeing a 55-20 demolition of rival Ole Miss in the Battle of the Golden Egg.