Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel replaces Sen. Jon Husted, who took over Vice President JD Vance's Senate seat last month.

Jim Tressel, a former Ohio State University football coach and university administrator, won quick confirmation from state lawmakers on Wednesday as Ohio’s 67th lieutenant governor. Tressel, a 72-year-old Medina Republican,

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 long list of sports figures who’ve moved into politics.