Jeff Gilbert is a Clark County native who began his journalism career answering the phone on the Springfield New-Suns sports desk as a college senior. After college, he began a nine-year run at the Northern Virginia Daily and earned several state-wide writing awards while covering high schools, a summer wooden-bat college baseball league and small-college sports. His next stop was at The Roanoke (Va.) Times as assistant sports editor and sports editor.In 2009, he moved back to Ohio to start the journalism program at his alma mater, Cedarville University, where he still teaches. He has worked as a freelance journalist for a variety of outlets, mostly covering high schools and the Dayton Dragons for the News-Sun and Dayton Daily News, and has won several Ohio Prep Sportstwriters Association awards. In 2022, he won the freelancer best in show award given by the Society of Professional Journalists’ Best of Ohio contest. He covers Ohio State football and high schools for Press Pros
Avatar photo
Wednesday, 13 August 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, North Shore, OSU

Avon Lake’s Riley Preps To Make Lasting Impression With Buckeyes

Max Riley grew up an Ohio State fan, grew into a 4-star offensive lineman and plans to begin reaching his potential after he signs in December and enrolls in January. Jeff Gilbert writes as Press Pros looks at the North Shore of the state to profile one of Ohio's best offensive linemen.
Avatar photo
Saturday, 09 August 2025 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Ohio State’s QB Corps Leans On Each Other

The competition between Julian Sayin (above, in spring game action) and Lincoln Kienholz to be the Buckeyes' starter is nearing an end for a room of competitors who like each other, help each other and encourage each other.
Avatar photo
Thursday, 31 July 2025 / Published in Features, OSU

OSU Preseason Practice Opens With In-Season Vibe

Ryan Day liked the tone his team set on the last day of July. A tone the Buckeys will need on the 30th day of August when Texas comes to town.
Avatar photo
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Gilbert: Jeremiah Smith Is Ohio State’s Sure Bet

As Ohio State begins preseason practice Thursday, the surest of things is that lots of people say Jeremiah Smith (above) is the best college football player in the nation. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros.
Avatar photo
Friday, 25 July 2025 / Published in Features

Gilbert: Don’t Do It NCAA … 68 Teams Are Plenty

More NCAA Tournament teams for the sake of more teams is nonsense. It only makes for more frivolous games when sports fans crave and deserve meaningful competition.