Before Gov. Mike DeWine met with Jim Tressel on Feb. 1, he already made up his mind to offer the former football coach and retired Youngstown State University president the opportunity to be his ...

Tressel, who has never held elected office, replaces Jon Husted, who was appointed to the U.S. Senate. The former coach has not ruled out a run for governor in 2026. Former Ohio State University ...

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.

Former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel, who Gov. Mike DeWine tapped to be Ohio lieutenant governor Monday, also has connections to LifeWise, the Hilliard-based program that ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine stunned Ohio on Monday as he nominated former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel as his lieutenant governor. Tressel, a 72-year-old Medina resident ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State football coach and Youngstown State University president Jim Tressel has been sworn in as the state's next lieutenant governor in Columbus. “I’m totally ...

Jim Tressel has officially been confirmed by the Ohio General Assembly to become Ohio's next lieutenant governor.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine nominated Tressel earlier this week after offering him the ...

Jim Tressel, who went from retired Youngstown State University president and a former football coach to the state’s lieutenant governor, said he hasn’t ruled out a run next year for governor.

Jim Tressel was nominated as the next lieutenant governor of Ohio on Monday, and it drew a reaction from one of his former star players while he coached at Ohio State. Terrelle Pryor, who was the ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is nominating former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel as the state's next lieutenant governor COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday nominated former ...