Jim Tressel was nominated as the next Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on Monday, and that withdrew a reaction from one of his former star players while coaching in Ohio State.
Terrelle Pryor, who was a quarterback for Buckeyes from 2008 to 2010, had a two-word show of support for Tressel.
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Former head coach Jim Tressel looks at a scoreboard tribute to 2002 National Championship Team during the game between Notre Dame and Ohio State, September 3, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)
“My guy,” he wrote in a post about his Instagram stories on Monday.
Pryor went to 2,772 yards and 27 touchdowns in his last season with Buckeyes in 2010. It turned out to be Tressel’s last season with Buckeyes as well.
Tressel and Pryor were both caught by the wrong benefits scandal. NCAA, after a study with the FBI and the Ministry of Justice, decided Tressel, Pryor and other Buckeyes players the organization’s policies of unacceptable benefits. Players were accused of receiving tattoos or cash for autographs.
Tressel was charged with detention of information in the investigation and withdrew before the beginning of the 2011 season. Pryor left school before his last year.
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Ohio State Buckeyes Quarterback Terrelle Pryor is embraced by coach Jim Tressel after Rose Bowl against Oregon Ducks on January 1, 2010 in Pasadena, California. (Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-usa Today Sports)
Pryor continued to play broad recipient in the NFL and composed a solid career. Tressel never coached in collegial ranks again. Instead, he served as Youngstown State University’s President from 2014 to 2023.
Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine nominated Tressel to Lieutenant Governor after Jon Husted replaced Vice President JD Vance in the US Senate.
“Jim Tressel is Ohio values. He is a hardworking and shares that vision (I have) for the future of Ohio,” the Republican Governor said Monday at a news conference. “He has the ability to pull people together. He has the ability to lead. He will make it possible for me to be sure that if something happens to me he can go in and be governor that day and it would be trouble -free. “
Tressel expressed his admiration for Dewine.
Coach Jim Tressel, Quarterback Terrelle Pryor, number two from Left, and teammates after beating Ohio University on September 18, 2010. (Columbus Dispatch -Foto by Neal C. Lauron)
“I want to study a little about what Jon Husted was doing, and that’s why I want to teach the company if you want,” he said. “And then it’s up to when you sit down with the team and staff and everyone else who tries to find out who is playing, what position best. And I will be more than happy to help where I can . ”
