Jon Spencer

About

Was Ohio State football reporter/columnist from 1987 until Dec. 1, 2020 when I took a buy-out from Gannett Newspapers after 42 years with the Mansfield (Ohio) News Journal. Covered three national championship games and received first-place Associated Press award for my game story on the 1997 Rose Bowl victory over Arizona State. My work on Ohio State often appeared in USA Today. I also wrote several cover stories for USA Today's special college football publications and special weekly editions. Named "Best Sportswriter" by the Associated Press for 2013 and 2020 and was named Ohio Prep Sportswriter of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the Division I Ohio Prep Sportswriter of the Year (which including the biggest newspapers in the state) in 2018, 2019 and 2020.