Michigan State is parting ways with athletic director Alan Haller, the school announced Thursday. Men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo and deputy athletic director Jennifer Smith will serve as co-interim athletic directors as the university searches for a permanent replacement. Haller's last day will be May 11.

Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller is leaving the school and deputy athletic director Jennifer Smith and men's basketball coach Tom Izzo will serve as co-interim ADs, university president Kevin Guskiewicz announced Thursday.

A day after Michigan State announced its plan to move on from Alan Haller, the outgoing athletic director released a statement on his impending departure Friday. In the statement, Haller alluded