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Oregon's Evan Williams, Tysheem Johnson forming strong connection while pushing for starting jobs

Jarrid Denneyby:Jarrid Denney08/22/23

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At this time last year, more than 2,000 miles separated Evan Williams and Tysheem Johnson. Williams was 10 days away from kicking off his senior season with Fresno State, where he had already been tabbed as a preseason all-conference selection for the Bulldogs. Johnson, meanwhile, was a week away from being named a starter in the Ole Miss secondary ahead of his sophomore campaign in Oxford. Neither could have predicted how their respective careers would unfold from that point.

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