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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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.
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Thursday, 28 December 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Gilbert: The Last Time Buckeye Opt-outs Will Be A Thing

The 12-team playoff is a year away, and we should all be ready to greet it enthusiastically. You disagree? I have my reasons, and I won't opt out of them.
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Friday, 22 December 2023 / Published in Features, OSU

Gilbert: What Is Signing Day A Sign Of?

Twenty coveted recruits signed the national letters of intent Wednesday. What does it all mean? Will these players help restore Ohio State to the top of the Big Ten and beyond? Is the program thriving or showing wear? Questons, questions, and more questions everyone is impatient for the answers to.
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Thursday, 14 December 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Jeff Gilbert: Buckeyes Talkin’ The Talk…The Cotton Bowl Means A Lot

His future on the line? Now the 'starting' quarterback for the Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl, Devin Brown (above) and some other notables say they want to send those leaving the program out on the right foot. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros.