Ideastream's sports commentator Terry Pluto believes former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel has the skillset to succeed as the state's next lieutenant governor.

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,

Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday his selection of Jim Tressel to be the state's next lieutenant governor. Tressel served as Ohio State's head football coach from 2001 to 2011. Here's a timeline of his tenure with the team: