I really don't know much about Ohio football this year beyond your record and schedule. Judging from that, as compared to Louisiana's performances so far, I would expect this to be a competitive game between two teams which will contend for their respective conference titles.
The Cajuns are very run oriented, and are deep and talented in the OL and at running back. Not counting the Texas Southern game,they have run for 570 yards on 84 carries Our passing game is really more an extension of the run game, as most of our completions are relatively short throws. We have not been very effective on deep routes.
The defense is a work in progress, particularly up front, whewe we are very young. We do appear to be improved from last year's defense, but that isn't necessarily saying much.
What should we expect from Ohio?
Quarterback Nathan Rourke is the straw that stirs the drink. He is easily the best quarterback I've ever seen at Ohio. The true definition of dual threat. Every drive he led against Rhode Island ended in points. He was ill against Pitt and it was apparent as his running dynamic was not attempted. He returned to form against Marshall. Despite some key graduation losses to skill positions, if Rourke is on, and he usually is, the offense is grooving.
Our defense gave us a change against Pitt, but tackled poorly against Marshall. We have not been that great in pass rushing thus far, so we have forced few mistakes from opponents. Against Marshall, it appeared that we were trying to strip tackle instead of form tackle and it definitely bit us. A good up the middle run game could open other options for your offense.
Strong special teams play, toughness and disciplined play are the constants each year under Frank Solich. We are usually not prone to self-inflicted mistakes, and that has pretty much been the case this year as well.