Former Ohio State football coach and Youngstown State’s ex-president Jim Tressel becomes Ohio’s 67th lieutenant governor officially Friday with a Statehouse swearing-in ceremony.

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s term as lieutenant governor, amid a chorus of Capitol Square chatter about whether Gov. Mike DeWine is positioning the ex-Ohio State University football coach to also take Husted’s place as the governor’s political heir.

COLUMBUS—Ohio Supreme Court Justice Patrick DeWine officially swore in Jim Tressel as Ohio’s 67th lieutenant governor on Friday, February 14. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine nominat

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine’s selection of Jim Tressel to serve as lieutenant governor is a surprising decision that bodes well for the Mahoning Valley and the state.  Tressel, a Republican, has long been the subject of speculation that one day he would run for the U.

The Lake County commissioners have unanimously adopted a special resolution honoring Jim Tressel on his recent appointment as the 67th lieutenant governor of Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine nominated

Jim Tressel possesses something a lot of politicians lack, as cleveland.com’s Terry Pluto, who’s known Tressel a long time, noted in a column this week: He has character. And character can count for a lot,

Those surprised by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s choice for lieutenant governor must have been encouraged last week when Jim Tressel spoke to the state about his priorities. When so much in Columbus can feel overly specific or exclusionary,

Jim Tressel was sworn in as Ohio's 67th lieutenant governor at a ceremony officiated by Justice Patrick DeWine.