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Golding’s first playoff test comes with a secondary that’s grown up

Ben Garrettby: Ben Garrett12/19/25SpiritBen
Syndication: The Clarion-Ledger
Ole Miss safety Wydett Williams Jr. (16) comes down with an interception during a college football game between Ole Miss and LSU at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. Ole Miss defeated LSU 24-19. Mandatory credit: © Ayrton Breckenridge/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding admitted this week the back end of his defense was a concern coming into the year. 

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