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One week after arguably its finest offensive performance of the season, Southern Miss sputtered throughout much of Saturday’s 24-0 win over UTEP.
It wasn’t all bad. But most of it was not pretty. And it was a noticeable step backward against a defense that came into the game giving up more than 40 points per game.
So for this week’s progress report, let’s start with the Southern Miss defense.
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A — Defense.