Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday nominated Jim Tressel to be his next lieutenant governor. The former football coach guided Ohio State University to a national championship 22 years ago.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine nominated former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach and university president Jim Tressel as the state's next lieutenant governor on Monday. The Republican governor announced the pick at a news conference,

Jim Tressel, who coached Ohio State to the 2002 national championship, was named lieutenant governor of Ohio on Monday.