With a new administration and lots of key players retained, there's increased pressure for Michigan State to win this season.

Michigan State athletic director J Batt talks Spartans at Big Ten football media days on Thursday, July 24, 2025.

J Batt hired longtime peer Jon Palumbo away from Georgia Tech, where he's been interim AD since Batt took the Michigan State job.

Batt currently serves as the vice president and director of athletics at Georgia Tech, where he has led the department since 2022. “J has an impressive record at several Power 5 schools and an ...

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 ...

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

Explore J Batt leaving Georgia Tech for Michigan State athletic director job, ESPN says. The Big Ten always has been a leading conference. Quite coincidentally, this isn’t even the first time a ...

J Batt speaks Wednesday, June 4, 2025, after being introduced as Michigan State University's new athletic director. / Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images. ...

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 navigate revenue sharing.

J Batt portrayed himself as many things Monday afternoon as he introduced himself to Atlanta media as Georgia Tech’s 10th full-time athletic director. Among other descriptors, ...