Marcus Hartman has been a digital sports columnist and reporter for the Cox's Ohio newspapers since 2016. He writes about local sports in southwest Ohio, including high school, college and the pros as well as breaking news from across the world of sports. He loves to get feedback, including story tips, at marcus.hartman@coxinc.com. A Cedarville High School graduate, he received a degree in journalism from Ohio State in 2005. After covering local sports for a season, he spent 11 years covering OSU football, women’s basketball and recruiting for Buckeye Sports Bulletin and Scout.com. He also contributed to Reds, Bengals, Browns, Blue Jackets, Indians and Cavaliers coverage for Fox Sports Ohio and covered the Big Ten for FoxSports.com.