Wouldn't this guy be a great addition to the 2014 Class? It's already an awesome class, but really needs another RB. I noticed that per his 247Sports page, he seems to have narrowed his choice to Ohio, Washington State, and Syracuse. Here's some film of him as a Junior. Ohio has been getting a lot of good recruits out of Georgia lately, and I hope they can add Josh to the list.

2 Stars on Rivals

You mean like Voncarie Owens, or Dallas Brown?

I don't have strong opposition to the idea of bringing in a JUCO RB, but I'm not really opposed to going with young guys and letting them learn on the job, either. If they get Boyd and Walker, the lineup next year would include Edmond as a Senior when you need a big back, and Patterson (Jr), Dorian Brown (R-Fr), Walker (true Fr), and Boyd (true Fr). I think they can get the job done.

Get this guy, put him in the #5 jersey just like GA native Kalvin McRae, then just sit back and watch.

Hmm, Syracuse drops to "cool", and now the three that are "warm" are Ohio, Washington State, and Appalachian State. I agree with other posters - the choice is easy - Ohio, for all the reasons above, plus two more.

The first reason is coaching stability. I know nothing at all about the situation at Washington State or at App State, but I know that most schools these days seem to change coaches every 4 years or so. I do know that the Ohio coaching situation is unusually stable. Ohio is has an unusual combination - they are winning, and Solich is old enough that other schools are not interested in him. Solich might retire, but he's healthy, and is clearly having fun, so I think he will coach another five years or so. Even when he does retire, the odds strongly favor one of his assistants getting the job, in which case there won't be any major changes to the staff.

The second reason is that, under Solich, who used to be a running backs coach, Ohio has always run the ball well, and will continue to run the ball well in the future, and they will also win, and continue to win in the future. Because of injuries to the bulk of the mostly Senior starting offensive line, Ohio played much of this year with an offensive line made up of Freshmen and Sophomores, and while they did not dominate to the extent of Ohio's offensive lines of the past few years, they certainly held their own. That's not bad at all for a very young offensive line, most of whom had never played at all for Ohio before this year, much less started. With many more years ahead of them, they will only get better and better, and the next few years are promising indeed. Some running backs are going to be racking up yards over the next few years for Ohio.

The ten freshmen/Sophomore offensive linemen that have played this year are:
Mike McQueen 6-6, 300 R-Soph = LT/LG
Justin Haser 6-6 285 R-Soph = LG
Mike Lucas 6-4, 311 R-Soph = LG/C/RG
Seth Everhart 6-4 311 R-Soph = LG/RG
Lucas Powell 6-3, 295 R-Soph = C
Durrell Wood 6-2, 285 True Freshman = RG
Nic Gibbons 6-5, 308 R-Fr = RG
Troy Watson 6-6, 290 R-Fr = RT
Michael Curtis 6-5 295 R-So = RT
Jacob Welter 6-4, 295 R-So = OG

I see that the leading rusher for Washington State has only 47 carries for 208 yards, and the number 2 guy has 33 carries for 169 yards. Because of the offensive line issues, Ohio is having an off year for rushers, and the leading rusher for Ohio has only 118 carries for 515 yards, while the backup has 94 for 364 yards. Even # 3 has 24 carries for 146 yards, and would have more if he hadn't hurt is ankle. Blankenship will probably get 1000 yards this year, but is very unlikely to match the 1604 yards he had last year.

When I looked at Appalachian State, I was surprised by how far they have fallen this year. Only what seems like a couple years ago, they beat Michigan, and now they are only 2-6? It sure has made a difference since Jerry Moore retired, I guess. Nevertheless, they still do seem to know how to run the ball. Their leading rusher, Cox, has 132 carries for 699 yards, while the backup has 49 carries for 153 yards. Thus, for a running back, Appalachian State might be more promising than Washington State.

Top 2 rushers combined, by school:
Ohio  212 Carries, 879 yards
App St 181 Carries, 852 yards
Wash St 80 Carries, 377 yards

lower-tier FBS teams...ok

By the way, the answer to their question "why doesn't he have lots of long runs" is that long runs are the sign of good blocking more than a sign of a good running back. When I see a lot of long runs, it doesn't tell me anything about the back because usually the back is taking a hand-off and running through a big hole. If you watch the film of Boyd again, you'll note that on most of his handoffs there are defensive linemen in the backfield. His offensive line is getting no push, and that means he has to usually make a sideways move early. You'll also note that most of the wide receivers on his team are just watching, and only a few actually try to throw a downfield block.

Considering the blocking he is getting, he is doing an amazing job. Give him Ohio's offensive line in front of him, and Ohio's receivers blocking downfield and he'll have plenty of long runs.