Will Rogers Breaks Dak Prescott's Mississippi State Single-Season passing Records

A few Mississippi State records once held by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott now belong to Will Rogers. 

The sophomore quarterback set Mississippi State's single-season passing records for yards and touchdowns in Saturday's 55-10 win over the Tennessee State Tigers. Rogers has 4,113 passing yards and 34 passing touchdowns this season. 

Rogers tossed his record-setting 30th touchdown of the season in the first quarter of Saturday's game, hitting Austin Williams to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead.

On the Bulldogs second possession, Rogers broke Prescott's passing yards record with an eight-yard pass to Jamire Calvin. Mississippi State went on to score another touchdown on that drive to go up 14-0.

"It's tremendous," Rogers said of breaking Prescott's records. "Anytime you have your name in the same company as Dak Prescott, it's pretty incredible. I never really imagined that would happen honestly. I've been watching Dak since I was in fifth, sixth, seventh grade. The things he did here were amazing – taking the team to No. 1 [in the country] and all that. So just to have my name in the same company as Dak is truly incredible."

Rogers is one of just four quarterbacks in the country to throw for more than 3,700 yards, passed for 25 touchdowns and completed 75 percent of his passes in a season since 2000, per MSU's media relations (h/t 247Sports).

Rogers also became the first-ever Bulldog to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season. In addition, he has thrown for at least 300 yards in 10 games this season and 12 times in his career, which are also records. 

Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach said after the win that he wasn't surprised Rogers set the records, adding that the quarterback's teammates have also played very well this season.

"I'm pleased, I'm not really surprised," Leach said. "We're out there every day in practice.  We're a very young team, so the more reps we get, they improve quicker when they're younger.  I think [Rogers has] done a really good job of staying focused.  

"He works incredibly hard.  I think he's become more consistent, but where his improvement [began] – and the improvement of the linemen, the backs and the receivers – is hard to define.  He's more used to his personnel and they've become more consistent.  It allows you to execute better."

The Bulldogs have one game remaining against the No. 10 Ole Miss Rebels on Thanksgiving. So, Rogers will get another chance to continue etching his name into the record books.