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
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Wednesday, 31 January 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Meet Ohio State’s New Guys At Transfer Orientation Day

The good feelings surrounding Ohio State football in January continued when Will Howard, Seth McLaughlin, Caleb Downs, Quinshon Judkins (above) and Will Kacmarek met with the media for the first time.
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Thursday, 25 January 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Gilbert: How Do You Like Ryan Day’s Buckeyes Now?

The CEO head coach adjusts the business plan, makes difficult decisions and sets a new course to win when it matters so he can avoid late-season and postseason embarrassment. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros.
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Saturday, 20 January 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Dominate The Paint On Mahaffey’s Big Day

The basketball kept finding the big guys inside and they kept scoring as Ohio State avenged an earlier loss at Penn State with a fast start and strong enough finish.
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Thursday, 11 January 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Gilbert: Another Late-Game Collapse, Another Tough Loss for Buckeyes

Ohio State's young team gets in position to defend their home court against No. 15 Wisconsin, then it all falls apart in a critical final five minutes for an 11-point loss. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros
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Saturday, 30 December 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Ohio State Offense Ends Frustrating Season With A Flop

A not-so-wild end of the season ends in similar fashion. Quarterback Devin Brown was knocked out early (above), forced to watch the rest of the Cotton Bowl (season) with the rest of the disenfranchised. The Buckeyes ended their season with a thud in Dallas. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros.