Former Ohio State soccer coach Jim Tressel walks the sideline earlier than Saturday’s NCAA Division I soccer recreation between the Akron Zips and the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium.
Jim Tressel, who coached Ohio State to the 2002 nationwide championship, was named lieutenant governor of Ohio on Monday.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tapped Tressel to switch Jon Husted, whom DeWine selected to switch Vice President J.D. Vance within the U.S. Senate.
“My standards, No. 1, a very powerful factor is somebody who might function governor if one thing have been to occur to me over the subsequent 100 weeks,” DeWine stated in his announcement on Monday. “Second, I would like somebody who can actually contribute.”
DeWine added, “I needed somebody who knew Ohio.”
Tressel, 72, went 106-22 at Ohio State, together with 9-1 in opposition to Michigan, although his document was adjusted to 94-21 by the NCAA after an investigation discovered he used ineligible gamers over improper advantages violations through the 2010 season. The Buckeyes reached the BCS Championship recreation in 2006 and 2007, each losses. He additionally led Division I-AA Youngstown State to 4 nationwide championships in 15 years.
Tressel went on to grow to be president at Youngstown State from 2014-23.
Tressel should be confirmed by the Ohio state Senate.
–Area Degree Media