AUBURN, Ala. -- Dak Prescott has taken over college football. On Saturday, the Mississippi State quarterback accounted for nearly 350 yards of total offense and five touchdowns in a rout of No. 6 Texas A&M. He has a great story; he’s already drawing comparisons to Tim Tebow; and now he’s in the mix for the Heisman Trophy. What’s not to love?

The spotlight will once again be on Prescott this weekend when No. 2 Auburn comes to town, but he’s not the only quarterback in that game. In fact, Auburn fans will argue that he’s not even the best quarterback in that game, and they might have a case.

After all, it was Nick Marshall, not Prescott, who accounted for 3,000 yards of total offense and 26 touchdowns last season, leading his team to the national championship game, and it’s Marshall, not Prescott, who has a higher Total QBR through the first five games this season.

Auburn's senior quarterback got off to a slow start after having to sit out the first half against Arkansas in the opener, but if Saturday’s win over LSU was any indication, he’s beginning to look like his old self again. Marshall threw for 207 yards, rushed for 119 yards and accounted for four touchdowns against the rival Tigers.

“Nick played very well,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. “He threw the ball well. He made some very good runs and decisions on the zone read. Nick played like one of the better quarterbacks in the entire country.”

The knock on Marshall this season has been his passing, but he came out throwing early and often against LSU and at the end of the first quarter, he was 8-of-10 for 127 yards and the first of his two touchdowns, a 56-yard strike to Sammie Coates.

By the time he exited the game midway through the fourth quarter, it was easily his best passing performance this season and one of the best since he’s been at Auburn.

“I’m a way better [passer] than I was last year,” Marshall said. “Coach [Rhett] Lashlee and Coach Malzahn, they took time out with me in the offseason and focused on my footwork, my eyes on the target and then just stepping through the throws. I’m satisfied [with this game], but there’s always room for improvement.”

As good as he was passing the ball, it’s what Marshall does with his legs that makes him so dynamic. Despite missing the first half against Arkansas, he now has 392 yards rushing which ranks second among SEC quarterbacks, behind only Prescott.

“He seems faster to me,” LSU coach Les Miles said after Saturday’s game. “He could get 7 to 10 yards in a pretty comfortable fashion.”

Marshall will need to use both his arm and his legs this weekend when Auburn makes the trip to Starkville to take on Mississippi State. It’s a huge game with major SEC West implications, and there might not be a better quarterback matchup in all of college football this season.

But Marshall’s not interested in his individual matchup with Prescott. He’s more interested in his team returning home with a victory.

“I don’t think Nick pays attention to anything going on outside of Auburn,” Coates told reporters Sunday night. “He’s one of those guys that he brings us up. He doesn’t worry about the outside world. He just comes out there ready to play.”