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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Sunday, 13 October 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Late Penalty Costs Ohio State Chance To Win At Oregon

Frantic mode....The Buckeyes made lots of mistakes on both sides of the football, and they will always believe Saturday's loss to Oregon should never have come down to the final seconds. But it did! Jeff Gilbert writes for Sunday Press Pros.
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Wednesday, 09 October 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Excited To Play In A Big Game

No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Oregon could be one of the nation's most important games of the season;  and relevant regarding the future pecking order of Big Ten football. Read Jeff Gilbert.
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Monday, 07 October 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Finding Reassurance In The Buckeyes’ Identities

No. 2 Ohio State travels to No. 3 Oregon this week in one of the nation's most anticipated games. And the Buckeyes know (Denzel Burke, above) who they are in every phase of the game. Read Jeff Gilbert.
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Saturday, 05 October 2024 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Piece Together Dominating Second Half, Blast Iowa 35-7

After a fast start and a head-scratching second quarter, Ohio State leaned on its defense, then mowed down Iowa 35-7 to set up next Saturday's top-10 showdown at Oregon. Read Jeff Gilbert.
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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.