Prescott’s father makes surprise call into Finebaum radio show

Paul Finebaum’s popular radio show is known for its passionate, sometimes bizarre listener call-ins. However, one call into Monday’s show took things to a whole new level.

Nathaniel Prescott, father of star Mississippi State quarterback and Heisman hopeful Dak Prescott, made an unscheduled call into the show Monday afternoon to clarify his relationship with his son before a national listening audience.

Mississippi State fans, Dak Prescott's dad just made a surprise call-in on @finebaum on @SECNetwork

— Barrett Sallee ?? (@BarrettSallee) November 10, 2014

"I'm the last person the child looks for at the Dawg Walk, but I'm the first person he looks for after the game." – Dak's dad on @finebaum

— Barrett Sallee ?? (@BarrettSallee) November 10, 2014

So, in summary, Dak Prescott's dad just called into @finebaum to tell the world that CBS got it wrong when it said he was estranged from Dak

— Barrett Sallee ?? (@BarrettSallee) November 10, 2014

The call to Finebaum’s show comes in the aftermath of CBS’ report during its SEC doubleheader last weekend stating Prescott has been estranged from his father.

Yahoo! Sports columnist Pat Forde wrote a piece in early October regarding Prescott’s “Mama’s boy” relationship with his late mother, Peggy, but his father was never mentioned in the story. However, Forde also never mentioned the lack of a relationship between Prescott and his father, as stated by CBS last Saturday.

Finebaum is no stranger to these types of calls into his show (remember Harvey Updyke?) but Nathaniel Prescott’s call was certainly a bizarre way to begin another week in the SEC.

Ethan Levine

A former newspaper reporter who has roamed the southeastern United States for years covering football and eating way too many barbecue ribs, if there is such a thing.