Prescott: Fans were crazier in college than they are now

It's often assumed that the NFL is the biggest stage a football player can reach, but that may not be the case for everyone.

Despite skyrocketing to NFL stardom as a rookie sensation for the Dallas Cowboys last season, Dak Prescott says his days as a star quarterback at Mississippi State saw crazier fan behavior than what he's experiencing now.

"What I tell people sometimes, it was worse in college than it is now," Prescott told the Bully Pulpit podcast about the passion of fans in college and the pros, according to Patrik Walker of 247Sport. "They look at me like I'm crazy, but just on the simple fact of as we know Mississippi State hadn't had that much success in football until the years of me and my classmates when we went No. 1, it was wild."

Prescott broke 38 school records and led the Bulldogs to their first No. 1 ranking ever in 2014, cementing himself as an all-time great in Mississippi State football lour.

The 23-year-old maintains that the treatment from fans at any level has not changed who he is.

"I haven't changed, the people around me changed," said Prescott. "More people started to know who I am, more people try to come up to me for pictures or autographs, but I can't say it's been that big of a difference just from the simple fact that I try to keep myself secluded as much as I can.

"When I go out in public, I know what comes with it - it's just part of the territory. I'm expecting to take pictures. I'm expecting to sign some autographs, but for the most part it's been fun."