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, 12 January 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

Ohio State No Match for Alabama From Get-Go in Title Game

Good as advertised...Alabama's DaVonta Smith had 12 catches for 215 yards and three touchdowns in the first half alone, as the Crimson Tide punished Ohio State 52-24 in the CFP title game and coach Nick Saban claims his sixth national title with Alabama. Mark Znidar writes for today's Press Pros.
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Sunday, 10 January 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

Ohio State-Alabama Ready To Go After All The Talking

Top-ranked Crimson Tide boasts enough award winners for an entire conference, including Heisman Trophy winning receiver DeVonta Smith, going into the national championship game; Buckeyes are 7 1/2-point underdogs Columbus – Ohio State has put a pretty good football team on the field this season. It is undefeated, the Big Ten champion for the fourth
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Saturday, 09 January 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Sermon Comes Alive Just in Time For Ohio State

Oklahoma transfer overcame LCL injury and finally adapted to new surroundings in running for team record 331 yards against Northwestern in Big Ten championship game and another 193 against Clemson in College Football Playoff. Mark Znidar writes for Press Pros.
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Tuesday, 05 January 2021 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Day Says Fields “Expected To Play” Against Alabama

With national media focused on his availability to play, the Buckeyes' redshirt junior quarterback and his back injury was the hot topic during Ohio State's news conference leading to the College Football Playoff national championship game. Mark Znidar writes.
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Saturday, 02 January 2021 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Ohio State Shuts Down Clemson, Shuts up Swinney

Justin Fields atoned for last year, set records in doing it, and Trey Sermon continued to be the back that no one imagined was there back in October.  Bottom line...the Buckeyes (and tight end Luke Ferrell, below) looked like world beaters in a beatdown of Clemson in CFP semi-final. Mark Znidar writes in today's Press Pros.