I see Akron was included in ESPNs most recent edition of America's 10 worst teams. UA 6th worst & BGSU 7th worst
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34776918/college-football-bottom-10-welcoming-oklahoma-red-river-rout?platform=amp
Historically OU is leaps and bounds better than Akron in FB. We haven't beaten them since 2018 and this Akron team doesn't seem to be the one to do it. If they can't beat bgsu who many thought was the MACs worst product I think they'll struggle against OU.
I think bgsu was beating Akron handedly enough that they got content and took their foot off the gas. When the biggest position of need is also Akron's greatest liability, it's hard to say UA beat UA
Now players are holding out on team A so when they transfer to team B they'll be able to preserve their redshirt.
https://www.outkick.com/smu-mustangs-football-players-expected-to-transfer-redshirt/