Former Ohio State University head football coach Jim Tressel will be sworn in as the state's next lieutenant governor Friday morning.

College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Tressel, who won the 2002 national title at Ohio State University, has been nominated to be the state’s next lieutenant governor, joining a long list of sports figures who’ve moved into politics.

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,

Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel replaces Sen. Jon Husted, who took over Vice President JD Vance's Senate seat last month.

The Ohio House and Senate will hold votes Wednesday afternoon to confirm Jim Tressel, who coached the Buckeyes for 10 years.

Former Ohio State Buckeyes star Terrelle Pryor had a supportive reaction to Jim Tressel being nominated as lieutenant governor of Ohio on Monday.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has filled the Lieutenant Governor position vacated by Jon Husted with former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine named former OSU coach Jim Tressel as lieutenant governor, citing his leadership, pending approval from the state legislature.

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 and Ohio State,

Tressel was confirmed in Ohio Senate and House votes two days after Gov. Mike DeWine nominated him to finish the final 22 months of Jon Husted’s term as lieutenant governor.

The Ohio House and Senate will hold votes Wednesday afternoon to confirm Jim Tressel, who coached the Buckeyes for 10 years.

As a coach Tressel led Ohio State football to the national championship in 2002 over Miami and in his 10 years as head coach the Buckeyes were 9-1 versus Michigan. With success like that, Tressel probably could have been elected governor of Ohio if he wanted to run at the time.