Michigan State athletic director J Batt is a realist. He understands that Spartan Stadium is more than 100 years old and needs a lot of work, especially on the ...

New Michigan State athletic director J Batt is not letting any grass grow under his feet. He is already working the circuit trying to raise money for the new er ...

A few months before being fired, Haller expressed interest in possible Michigan State facility naming rights and that remains ...

Michigan State Spartans Athletic Director J Batt spoke at Big Ten Media Days on expanding the playoffs in the Big Ten and ...

Michigan State AD J Batt talks at Big Ten media days in Las Vegas, July 24, 2025.

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 ...

Standing before a crowd of coaches, trustees, faculty and community members in the Tom Izzo Football Building, J Batt was formally introduced earlier today as Michigan State University’s 21st ...

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.

Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt speaks at a news conference, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Atlanta. Credit: AP/Danny Karnik “Nick had great comments about him,” Izzo said.