Michigan State athletic director J Batt, second from left, poses with MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz, left, Batt's wife Leah and sons and Sparty the mascot during a news conference, Wednesday ...

J Batt speaks Wednesday, June 4, 2025, after being introduced as Michigan State University's new athletic director.© Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal ...

J Batt, Michigan State's new athletic director, acknowledges the growing challenge of donor fatigue in college athletics. Batt's hiring coincides with a recent court ruling allowing colleges to ...

J Batt speaks Wednesday, June 4, 2025, after being introduced as Michigan State University's new athletic director.

Michigan State will pay its new athletic director more than double what it shelled out to his predecessor. J Batt, who was hired away from Georgia Tech earlier this month, signed a six-year ...

Batt mentioned a heightened emphasis on fundraising, the importance of a successful football program, and asking questions. Izzo addressed media members following the press conference.

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 ...

As new Michigan State athletic director J Batt walked off the ninth green at Detroit Golf Club, his final hole of the Rocket Classic Pro-Am on Wednesday, June 25, Jonathan Smith sent up his ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — 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 way to ...

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 ...

As new Michigan State athletic director J Batt walked off the ninth green at Detroit Golf Club, his final hole of the Rocket Classic Pro-Am on Wednesday, June 25, Jonathan Smith sent up his ...