It was about 9 p.m. when Josh Robinson decided to go for a run on Mississippi State's track last summer. He'd been training there, and the evening air offered some respite from Starkville's stifling August heat.
Two years prior, Robinson was working out at the same facility, on the cusp of his breakout season as a running back at MSU. But every team has a star, and in 2014, MSU's was quarterback Dak Prescott. Fans called the two juniors "Dakman and Robinson" as they led the Bulldogs to a 10-3 record.
"I was never the star at Mississippi State—never," says Robinson, who's undersized (5'9") but barrel-like.