Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's Lt. Gov. Pick Is Former Ohio State Football Coach Jim Tressel!

DeWine picks former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel as his second banana.

Former Ohio State University football coach and podcaster is picked to replace Jon Husted as the lieutenant governor of Ohio.

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine selected Jim Tressel as the lieutenant governor.

Ohio state legislative members must confirm him to take this position. It will be an easy confirm.

Tressel previously served as president of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio from 2014 to 2023. Before becoming an administrator, Tressel was the head football coach of the Youngstown State Penguins and later the Ohio State Buckeyes in a career that spanned from 1986 until 2010. Tressel's teams earned several national championships during the course of his career, earning him numerous accolades.

Tressel helped Ohio State Buckeyes wins a National Championship Game against the top rank University of Miami Hurricanes in the Fiesta Bowl.

When JD Vance left the U.S. Senate to become the 50th Vice President of the United States, DeWine selected Jon Husted to replace him. Once the pick was sworn in, DeWine decided to pick someone "who knows" Ohio.

Tressel took the Buckeyes to three National Championships. Of the three he won the 2002 against Miami. Ohio State was ranked No. 1 and lost to No. 2 University of Florida Gators who was led by future coach Urban Meyer.

Tressel's last go as No. 1 Ohio State was taking on the No. 2 Louisiana State University Tigers and lost in a late series of scoring from the Tigers.

Tressel was released after he got caught up in a scandal.

Tressel resigned in May 2011 amidst an NCAA investigation into improper benefits violations involving OSU football players during the 2010 season. The investigation resulted in OSU self-vacating victories from the 2010 season including the 2011 Sugar Bowl. Tressel finished his career at Ohio State with an official overall record of 94–22 (.810), including six Big Ten Conference championships, a 5–4 bowl record, a 4–3 mark in BCS bowl games, and an 9–1 record against the arch-rival Michigan Wolverines. Tressel's eight wins against the University of Michigan place him second in school history to Woody Hayes, who had 16, and he is tied with Urban Meyer as the only Ohio State head coaches to win seven consecutive games against the Wolverines. Tressel's success as a head coach led to his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

From September 2011 until February 2012, Tressel was a consultant for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). From 2012 to 2014 Tressel served as Vice President of Strategic Engagement for the University of Akron, before being named as Youngstown State University President on May 9, 2014.

Tommy Tuberville, a former head coach for Auburn University Tigers, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels and the Texas A&M University's Auggies was elected U.S. Senator in 2020. Tuberville is one of the most insufferable members post Vance.