Former OSU football coach Jim Tressel, now Ohio's lieutenant governor, said he wouldn't rule out a run for governor in 2026.

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

If Jim Tressel runs for governor of Ohio, it will come up. And he might run. Tressel, 72, the former Ohio State football coach whose 2002 Buckeyes won a national championship, whose teams were 9-1 ...

"I believe in our governor and what he believes in, and my first job is to go to school on that," Tressel said. He also expressed a commitment to teamwork, drawing from his coaching experience.