Columbus, Ohio – Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel was confirmed Wednesday as Ohio’s next lieutenant governor.

Former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel has been confirmed as Ohio's next lieutenant governor. State senators ...

Tressel was approved with a 31-1 vote in the Senate with one Democrat voting no and approved with a 68-27 vote in the House ...

Tressel's nomination comes after former Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was tapped by DeWine to replace Vice President JD Vance in the United States Senate.

Jim Tressel has officially been confirmed by the Ohio General Assembly to become Ohio's next lieutenant governor.