UL Ragin' Cajun football fans and opponents alike were shocked by the Cajuns' offensive success at the end of the 2005 season, most notably in the infantry attack.

Those good tidings, and five straight wins to end the year, have put the onus on that group to perpetuate that success.

"Of course we've got more expectations," said senior offensive tackle and returning first-team All-Sun Belt Conference pick Brandon Cox. "We know that. But I'd a lot rather be the guy on the top and have everybody gunning for us, than the guy down in the mud trying to dig out."

The Cajuns went 6-5 last season after a 1-5 start, and their share of the Sun Belt title was made possible by a running game that averaged over 291 yards in league games.

UL had its first-ever 1,000-yard running back in Tyrell Fenroy, and two quarterbacks each threw for over 500 yards and ran for over 400 yards.

"In the past, we threw it a lot more," said senior quarterback Jerry Babb. "Last year we tried to spread it around more and use all of our weapons, and we caught a lot of teams by surprise."

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Dan McDonald
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