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What Nick Saban Told J Batt About Michigan State
Michigan State athletic director J Batt knew former Spartans football coach Nick Saban from their time together at Alabama.
Plenty to do for J Batt, but Michigan State football is clear priority
New athletic director J Batt plans to take a broad overview of Michigan State's sports program when he arrives, but football ...
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Restoring success in football is new Michigan State AD’s top priority
Batt stated, and repeated, his belief that Michigan State has one of the top-10 athletic departments in the nation. Although ...
'It's not Michigan State Southwest': Tom Izzo defends Suns owner hiring Jordan Ott
Izzo defends Ishbia as an engaged owner who is learning and emphasizes Ott's thoroughness and experience working under ...
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Niyo: With Batt on deck, Michigan State will need to get creative
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.
Podcast: What’s a Successful First Year for MSU AD Batt?
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 ...
Tom Izzo on What He Learned About New MSU AD J Batt
Michigan State Spartans head basketball coach Tom Izzo gave his initial thoughts on new athletic director J Batt who gave his introductory press conference in E ...