New athletic director J Batt plans to take a broad overview of Michigan State's sports program when he arrives, but football ...

New MSU athletic director J Batt played in the pro-am ahead of the PGA Tour's Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club on ...

New Michigan State athletic director J Batt won't begin work for a few weeks, but he faces plenty of challenges as he takes ...

Basketball coach Tom Izzo called J Batt "a home run hire", and President Kevin Guskiewicz said MIchigan State got "the best" ...

New Michigan State athletic director J Batt hits course to learn about the state as his football coach, Jonathan Smith, keeps ...

J Batt, Michigan State's new athletic director, prioritizes revitalizing the football program, which has struggled since 2015. Batt aims to support coaches through resource allocation, structural ...

J Batt isn’t thinking about the next decade. He’s thinking about next month. That’s when MSU's new AD will likely have to ...

Michigan State University's Board of Trustees approved the hiring of the Spartans' new athletic director J Batt on Friday, ...

The athletic director at a school wears numerous hats. For fanbases, though, they have no more forward-facing job than hiring the coaches to run a school’s athletic programs. Certainly, new Michigan ...

Michigan State welcomes new vice president and director of athletics J Batt with a formal ceremony at the Tom Izzo Football Building in East Lansing, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Devin Anderson ...

J Batt bullish on Michigan State as top-10 athletic department. Updated: Jun. 04, 2025, 9:18 p.m. ... Michigan State’s new athletic director is diving into the role.

New Michigan State AD J Batt said the Spartans football program must lead the way to ensure the Spartans have a top-10 ...