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All John Saunders wanted was an opportunity. Saunders left Miami (Ohio) for Ole Miss two off-seasons ago following a pitch from by then-Ole Miss co-defensive coordinators Chris Partridge and Maurice Crum. Now-fifth-year Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, however, let them both go before Saunders ever got to campus. Saunders didn’t blink. Pete Golding, after three seasons as DC at Alabama, came to Ole Miss and initiated an impressive defensive turnaround. “I try to focus on what I can control,” Saunders said told his Ole Miss teammate, Jared Ivey, on this week’s ‘Ivey League,’ powered by RiverLan…

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