The former Ohio State football coach has passed on running for office in the past. Could he make a run for Ohio governor in 2026?

Jim Tressel, the former executive vice president of success at the University of Akron, was nominated to serve as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's new lieutenant governor Monday, officials announced. Tressel would replace former lieutenant governor Jon Husted,

Jim Tressel, who recently retired as president of Youngstown State, led Ohio State to five Big Ten titles and the 2002 BCS national championship.