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

A few months before being fired, Haller expressed interest in possible Michigan State facility naming rights and that remains on his successor’s radar. Batt, a year into his tenure as Georgia Tech’s AD in 2023, secured a $55 million deal over 20 years to add Hyundai Field to Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Michigan State athletic director J Batt commented on the everchanging world of the NCAA and the Spartans approach to it

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

Jonathan Smith is quiet. So what? Michigan State football players respect him — see Nick Marsh — and will do the talking on the field in 2025.

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 ...

The J Batt era leading Michigan State Athletics will officially begin next week. MSU's Board of Trustees in their Friday meeting in Traverse City formally approved the hiring of Batt as the school ...

First, Michigan State poached Georgia Tech's athletic director as its new leader for athletics. Now, the Spartans are hiring Georgia Tech's interim AD, too. A few weeks after hiring J Batt as ...