Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt is expected to be hired in a similar position at Michigan State, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported. Batt served as the athletic director at Georgia Tech since 2022 and made previous stops as the associate AD at East Carolina (2013-17) and Alabama as the deputy athletic director (2017-22).

Michigan State announced Monday that J Batt was selected to be its vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics. Batt has been Georgia Tech’s athletic director since the fall of 2022. “J has an impressive record at several Power 5 schools and an impeccable reputation as a strong and innovative leader,

Georgia Tech Vice President and Director of Athletics J Batt has accepted a position with Michigan State University.