COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Former Ohio State University football coach and Youngstown University President Jim Tressel said he is still learning how to be Ohio’s lieutenant governor.

During a fireside chat with NBC4’s Colleen Marshall and sponsored by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Tressel said he is focused on education and workforce development because that’s what Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told him to do.

Tressel described his current job as like being an assistant coach again, following someone else’s game plan.

Tuesday’s event was Tressel’s second public appearance of the day, and he was on his way to a third, speaking to a banking group.

While Tressel downplays his experience at governing, he is clearly an important front man for the DeWine agenda. The governor tapped him to promote w

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