James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is an American politician and retired college football coach who has been the 67th lieutenant governor of Ohio since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Tressel previously was president of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio from 2014 to 2023. [2] .

1 day ago · CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Jim Tressel will be sworn in as Ohio’s 67th Lieutenant Governor at a ceremony in Columbus Friday morning. Tressel was approved by the Ohio State Senate and House of ...

2 days ago · COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel was confirmed Wednesday as Ohio’s next lieutenant governor. State senators and representatives affirmed Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s Monday nomination of Tressel in separate floor votes Wednesday: 31-1 in the Senate, 68-27 in the House.. Tressel, 72, succeeds …

2 days ago · Will Jim Tressel run for governor in 2026? Tressel, 72, retired from Youngstown State after nearly a decade as president. Prior to that, he spent 10 years as the Buckeyes' head football coach and ...

2 days ago · FILE - Former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel watches a scoreboard tribute for the 2002 national championship team during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame ...

4 days ago · "Jim has spent a great deal of time working with and leading young people, and he will be involved directly with education and workforce development during the remaining two years of my administration," said Governor DeWine. "Jim Tressel knows Ohio, he shares Ohio's values, and is a born leader." "This is really a humbling moment," said Tressel.

5 days ago · Jim Tressel was also the president of Youngstown State and a vice-president at the University of Akron after his coaching career ended following a scandal involving players trading memorabilia for tattoos. On Monday Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tressel's appointment to the position, which became available after he moved Jon Husted to Vice ...

5 days ago · “Jim Tressel, I trust his judgment. He is a born leader.” Tressel expressed admiration for DeWine’s leadership while acknowledging that he would be a newcomer to the political realm.

2 days ago · Jim Tressel, a former Ohio State University football coach and ex-university administator, speaks Monday after Gov. Mike DeWine (left) nominated him as Ohio's 67th lieutenant governor.

4 days ago · Jim Tressel waves as he takes the field during halftime of a game between the New Jersey Generals and Memphis Showboats at Tom Benson Hall Of Fame Stadium on June 4, 2023, in Canton, Ohio.