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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Saturday, 05 October 2024 / Published in Features, OSU

Iowa’s Defense Will Teach Us More About Ohio State’s Offense

The Ohio State offense has seen little resistance in a 4-0 start. How it does against Iowa's defense will say a lot about just how far Chip Kelly's unit has come in his first season.
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Saturday, 05 October 2024 / Published in Features, MAC, MAC Feature

Minster Dominates Up Front, Rides Fast Start Past New Bremen

Minster plays complementary football, wins the line of scrimmage on most plays and rolls behind another big night from quarterback Brogan Stephey.
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Sunday, 29 September 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Smith’s Exquisite Catches Spark Buckeyes In 38-7 Rout Of MSU

Jeremiah Smith's ability to catch footballs (above) was well known before Saturday night. But his work against Michigan State raised his level of play and pushed his team toward an expected victory. Read Jeff Gilbert in Sunday's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 28 September 2024 / Published in Features, MAC, MAC Feature

Knouff Runs, Passes Marion Local To Another Dominant Win

Marion Local remained unbeaten, extends its winning streak to 54 games and quarterback Justin Knouff has a big night because of the wet and windy weather and in spite of it.
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Wednesday, 25 September 2024 / Published in Features, OSU

Playoff Talk An Early-Season Bonus

Nothing is perfect with college football, but the bubble watch is a thing in September. How fun is that?  Is the cart before the horse?  And can’t we just enjoy football…without all the contingencies? Are we having fun yet? I am. Not that Ohio State’s pre-Big Ten schedule brought roller-coaster thrills. That’s never the goal