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Ole Miss football 2019 preview: Can the secondary lead the way in 2019?

Fire up the very original and fresh content regarding guppies and baby sharks, opposing fans - the Ole Miss defense has been quietly working in the off season to surprise you.

Defense took more than its share of lumps the last two seasons in Oxford with the Ole Miss defense ranking 114th in points allowed in 2018. There’s pretty much nowhere to go but up, however, while the Rebels return a lot of experience from a historically bad defense, a new look 3-4 defense should be a positive change for a roster teeming with ‘tweeners.

If you’re not familiar with the term, a ‘tweener is a player who is undersized for a position such as linebacker, but they possess more speed to become a dangerous pass rush weapon or an over-sized safety option in certain packages.