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Ohio State must stop Josh Ferguson, the best running back you've never heard of

Josh Ferguson may be the most complete running back that the nation is not familiar with.

When I watch Illinois running back Josh Ferguson, I equate him to a poor man's Ameer Abdullah.

He is the most complete running back that the Ohio State defense will play in the regular season, as he possesses excellent vision, elusiveness, breakaway speed, the ability to catch the football and he has shown some pop for a smaller (5'10", 190 lb) running back. Illinois uses him as a tailback in the I-formation, flanking the quarterback in Shotgun, in the Urban Meyer H-back role out of the slot and in the Pistol.