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

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s term as lieutenant governor, amid a chorus of Capitol Square chatter about whether Gov. Mike DeWine is positioning the ex-Ohio State University football coach to also take Husted’s place as the governor’s political heir.

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.

Jim Tressel was officially sworn in as Ohio’s next lieutenant governor on Friday. Tressel was chosen by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to become the state’s 67 th Lt. Gov., after Jon Husted was tapped to replace Vice President JD Vance in the U.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine nominated Tressel on Monday to fill the position after appointing Jon Husted to the U.S. Senate.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine nominated Tressel on Monday to replace Ohio's previous lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, who is now serving in the U.S. Senate.

Jim Tressel will fill the void left by former Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, who was tapped by Gov. Mike DeWine to replace Vice President JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

The former Youngstown State University president and former Ohio State University football coach was tapped by Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this week to replace now-U.S. Sen. Jon Husted.

Jim Tressel, 72, succeeds Republican Jon Husted, who was appointed last month to the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Vice President JD Vance.

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

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If governor Mike DeWine’s nomination of former OSU football coach, Jim Tressel, for lieutenant governor is confirmed by the Ohio General Assembly, Tressel will catch a political football and fill in for Jon Husted. Husted moved to the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by J.D. Vance, who is now serving as Donald Trump’s vice president.

The Lake County commissioners have unanimously adopted a special resolution honoring Jim Tressel on his recent appointment as the 67th lieutenant governor of Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine nominated