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.
Ohio State quarterbacks coach Corey Dennis has faith that any of the three can step in and do the job in an emergency. At the moment, Gunnar Hoak would be that man, but the freshmen are highly regarded prospects. Columbus – If Ohio State fans have their wish, graduate transfer Gunnar Hoak and must-have freshmen
