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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Saturday, 08 August 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

There’s Something Wrong With College Players Who Opt Out, But It Isn’t COVID

Time will tell.  But do you need another minute to recognize tapping out on those whose allegiance as an athlete is supposed to prioritize if they are truly team guys and not, “1-2-3, ME!” guys? Bruce Hooley writes for today's Press Pros.
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Sunday, 02 August 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

DeWine, Faceless Bureaucrats Put Dark Cloud On Fall Sports

What's taking so long to approve fall sports?  It might have something to do with state bureaucrats who don't know the difference between what's a contact sport, and what's not.  Believe it or not, they can't agree. Bruce Hooley tries to sort it out in today's Press Pros.
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Thursday, 30 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Perspective Gained Since Glory Days Resonates With St. Henry’s Legends In COVID Era

Three St. Henry legends, Jeff Hartings (with high school coach, Tim Boeckman, above), Bob Hoying and Jim Lachey, speak out on the array of emotional investments by coaches, fathers and parents - and the risks of indecision - associated with the decision to have school and sports. Bruce Hooley writes for today's Press Pros.
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Sunday, 26 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

COVID Looms As Threat As Teams Lean Into Football…

As high school football and the Covid virus go forward on parallel paths, area high school coaches (Coldwater's Chip Otten, below) speak to the values of routine, adjustment, and extra-curricular activity in the face of something you cannot control. Columnist Bruce Hooley writes for today's Press Pros.
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Wednesday, 08 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

If The Ivy League Jumps Off The Roof, Will The Big Ten Follow?

Perspective and logic have taken a prolonged holiday, perhaps never to return -- certainly not by Wednesday when the Ivy League makes its grand announcement about the future of fall sports among its membership. Bruce Hooley writes for today's Press Pros.