Bruce Hooley was sports editor of the Troy Daily News from 1983-86 and has covered Ohio State athletics for more than 25 years. Bruce was the OSU beat reporter for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland from 1987-2005.  From 2005-2011 he hosted the afternoon show on  ESPN radio 1460 AM,  in Columbus, before taking on a similar ESPN talk position with WKNR, 850 AM, in Cleveland.  Most recently Hooley has served as the beat reporter for Ohio State football and basketball for Sports Illustrated.com.  The author of "That's Why I'm Here:  The Chris and Stefanie Spielman Story, he returns for his second chapter as Buckeye beat reporter and columnist at large with Press Pros.
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Sunday, 14 June 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Bruce Hooley: Football Can’t Unite Us…!

We're headed for a fall where half of Americans show their love for this country and the values upon which it was founded, and another half with an entirely different idea.  Sadly, football won't bring the two together. Bruce Hooley writes in today's Press Pros.
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Sunday, 31 May 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Hooley: Crisis, Chaos, The New Game In College Sports

Eye on the ball, and the bottom line...Cuts in revenue due to the pandemic are meaning cuts in college sports. And if there's no football in the fall expect a veritable bloodletting of some sports. What to do? Read Bruce Hooley in today's Press Pros feature.
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Monday, 25 May 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Bruce Hooley: What If Tressel Hadn’t Been Fired…?

Nine years ago today, the course of Ohio State football history, and college football history changed with the firing of Jim Tressel as head coach at Ohio State.  Take a moment to reflect as Bruce Hooley writes the details...in today's Press Pros feature.
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Monday, 18 May 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Bruce Hooley: Nolan ‘Juiced’ For His Second Comeback

Once was not enough...After a four year hiatus to do some things he couldn't do when he was coaching, Steve Nolan's discovered that some things are inevitable. "Coaching is part of who I am"...so he's preparing for Act Two this fall with the Troy Christian Eagles. Bruce Hooley writes for today's Press Pros.
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Friday, 10 June 2016 / Published in Features

Hooley: Understanding Ali Easy Now, Complex Then

Muhammed Ali (1942-2016)....He brought bravado and poetry to his life as an athlete and controversial figure. But in death the complexities of Muhammed Ali will be overlooked as casting a shadow on one of the world's most identifiable figures. Read Bruce Hooley's interesting comparative in today's Press Pros inside feature.