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

Michigan State’s football program is desperately seeking a successful season. Aidan Chiles seems to give the Spartans a shot.

Michigan State is adding a former NFL agent as their new Sr. Associate AD Student-Athlete Management and Administration ...

Michigan State athletic director J Batt has been on the job more than a month and he is already working on bringing in new donors and more revenue to supplant the athletic department's growing budget.

Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt speaks at a news conference, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Atlanta. Batt was introduced as Michigan State’s new AD on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (DANNY KARNIK ...

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is congratulated by president Kevin M. Guskiewicz after 87-62 at the First Round of NCAA Tournament at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday, March 21, 2025.

Michigan State University Athletic Director J Batt speaks, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, after being introduced as the Spartan’s new athletic director.

Jonathan Smith begins his second season at MSU with an understanding of his roster, his rival, and his priorities for recruiting and revenue sharing.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — J Batt said Michigan State has a top-10 athletic department in the country. The school's next athletic director made it clear that the football program must lead the ...

Back on May 1, Michigan State announced they were searching for a new athletic director. Today, just over a month later, the Spartans officially introduced J Batt as the 21st AD in MSU history.

J Batt, seen here in 2022, was six months short of this third anniversary as Georgia Tech's athletic director when he left for Michigan State. (Danny Karnik/AP 2022) By Chad Bishop June 4, 2025 ...