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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel was officially sworn in as Ohio's new lieutenant governor on Friday morning. The ceremony took place at the Ohio Statehouse.

Tressel replaces Jon Husted, who assumed the Senate seat vacated by JD Vance. While popular among Republicans, some Democrats expressed concerns about Tressel's stance on education policy.