COLUMBUS, Ohio — College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Tressel, who won the 2002 national title at Ohio State University, has been nominated to be the state’s next lieutenant governor, joining a ...

They don’t call it the Buckeye State for nothing. Former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel was nominated Monday to serve as the state’s lieutenant governor following the departure of ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine named former OSU coach Jim Tressel as lieutenant governor, citing his leadership, pending approval from the state legislature.

Former national championship-winning Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has nominated former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel to serve as the state's lieutenant governor replacing Jon Husted who moved to the U.S. Senate.