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Southern Miss responded to Blake Anderson stopping a lethargic Tuesday practice by raising its effort, but the staff has removed live starter-on-starter periods and is emphasizing recovery after a physically demanding camp.
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Ethan Hampton and Landry Lyddy remain in a two-man quarterback decision because Hampton is recovering from a deep bone bruise in his throwing thumb, and Anderson does not intend to use a two-quarterback rotation.
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Grant Page is expected to start at boundary receiver while 6-foot-3 Davis Dalton remains well short of full strength, prompting an offense built around screens, mesh, crossers, seams and horizontal speed rather than frequent outside jump balls.
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Joe Rounds has won the center job, Zerian Hudson is set at left guard and Luke Rogers is the swing center-guard, but both tackle competitions and the right-guard rotation remain unsettled entering Alcorn State.
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Southern Miss may use as many as 10 offensive linemen in the opener, with Aloali'i Maui still gaining football conditioning, Toby Mealer returning from illness and Larry Edwards back from a foot laceration.