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- Southern Miss allowed 223 total yards in its 49-3 opening win over Alcorn State under first-year defensive coordinator Joe Bolden. The 2026 opponent preview explicitly cautions that the overmatched opening opponent limits what that result establishes before the trip to Auburn. - Southern Miss cornerback Kobi Albert intercepted three passes against Alcorn State, while safety Laquan Robinson finished second on the team with seven tackles. Both are highlighted as defensive personnel to watch against Auburn, but the opening-game takeaways do not establish a repeatable interception rate. - Southern Miss' front includes 292-pound junior-college transfer Darrell Gross, who made five tackles in the opener, and 280-pound Nasim Cairo, who has moved into a starting role. The preview also expects substantial work for edge defender Zachariah Keith after he did not play last season; that expectation is not a snap-count commitment. - Linebacker Mathis Haygood led Southern Miss in opening-game tackles, but the Auburn-week chart still shares his listing with Tyler Lassiter. The JACK spot also retains an OR between Kameron Cyprien and Jameer Lewis, so the published chart leaves multiple second-level and pass-rush roles shared rather than naming sole starters.

- RB/WR: On one of the late TD's after the Lyddy toss to slot MJ Johnson, in which Johnson and the wideout were stacked outside, and they ran a bit of a scissors concept, with Johnson...