The Cincinnati Bearcats face a tough roadie as they have embarked to Houston to face a very dangerous, very undefeated, and very ranked Cougars football team. It’s a tall task asking UC to go into the lion’s den (or is it cougar’s den?) and take them down but here are five keys for them to come out ahead.
1) Contain With The Linebackers
Head coach Tom Herman operates with Houston, like he did at Ohio State, a system that leverages numbers to give his offense the advantage on any given running play. It also attempts to take defensive ends out of the picture, putting huge pressure on linebackers to make plays on the quarterback or running back.