Michigan State athletic director J Batt knew former Spartans football coach Nick Saban from their time together at Alabama.

New athletic director J Batt plans to take a broad overview of Michigan State's sports program when he arrives, but football ...

Batt stated, and repeated, his belief that Michigan State has one of the top-10 athletic departments in the nation. Although ...

Traveling here. Speaking engagement there, but Izzo sees and hears all this “Michigan State Suns” chatter aimed at Phoenix ...

A wide hallway linking the Tom Izzo Football Building and Skandalaris Center showcases team and individual accomplishments.

Michigan State's new athletic director, J Batt, does not officially start his position for another two weeks, but it already feels like he is in midseason form ...

Michigan State’s new athletic director will have a nice office, certainly. But don’t expect J Batt to spend much time in there with his feet propped up on the desk.

A lot of pressure is being placed on J Batt to excel as Michigan State's athletic director, and he's expected to do so quickly. No time is to be wasted, so that ...