Mark Znidar comes to Press Pros Magazine after 33 ½ years at The Columbus Dispatch. From 1996 until September 2018, he staffed high school sports, Ohio colleges that included the Mid-American Conference, Ohio State’s upcoming opponents in football and Ohio State baseball. In the previous three seasons he covered the Columbus Clippers triple-A baseball team.His other beats were Ohio State basketball (1985-88), Clippers (1985-86 and 1989-93), Cincinnati Bengals (1993-95) and NASCAR (1994-2008). He subbed on the Columbus Blue Jackets and Ohio State women’s basketball beats.In March 2017, Znidar was inducted into the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame. Znidar was born in Cleveland and raised in Richmond Heights. He graduated from Cleveland St. Joseph High School and the University of Dayton. He also worked for The Atlantic City Press, Lake County News-Herald and Baltimore News-American.He has a daughter, Amanda, and four grandchildren.
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Tuesday, 21 September 2021 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Need More Fresh Faces To Deliver On Hype

When Ohio State recruits five-star talent every other school wants, it's the envy of the nation. But when it actually has to play those prospects right away, it's an explanation for the Buckeyes' uneven start.
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Saturday, 18 September 2021 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Henderson Races To Rushing Record In Saving Ohio State

With some attitude...freshman TreVeyon Henderson broke Archie Griffin's single-game rushing mark for a freshman and scored three touchdowns (below) in a gritty Saturday Buckeye win over Tulsa. Read about it in the latest Press Pros feature.
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Friday, 17 September 2021 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Day Promising Defensive Changes In Time For Tulsa

The burning questions for Ohio State are whether defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs will call signals, which defensive coaches will switch from the press box to the field and vice versa and what personnel changes are in store
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Thursday, 16 September 2021 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Znidar: Buckeyes Players Say So Much By Saying Little

Miyan Williams, Garrett Wilson and Nicholas Petit-Frere talked about the team needing to be more on task with regard to their preparation, and that suggests coach Ryan Day is not satisfied with their focus.
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Wednesday, 15 September 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Day On Oregon Fiasco: “We Can Figure This Out”

Ohio State's staff is taking a hard and honest look at Kerry Coomb's defense and not worrying about hurting anyone's feelings after a 35-28 loss to the Ducks that knocked the team from third to ninth in the Associated Press poll.