Legendary Ohio State Coach Appointed as State’s Lt. Gov.

Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel was confirmed as the 67th lieutenant governor of Ohio Wednesday.

Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel talks with the media before the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 12, 2015. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Legendary Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is now the lieutenant governor of Ohio.

The Ohio state House of Representatives and state Senate voted to confirm Tressel on Wednesday. Tressel, who served as head coach of the Buckeyes from 2001-2010, then as president of both the University of Akron and Youngstown State University, will fulfill the term of former Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, whom Gov. Mike DeWine appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President J.D. Vance.