Michigan State football 2025 schedule
The Michigan State football team opens the 2025 season at home on Saturday, Aug. 30, against Western Michigan.
Michigan State’s new athletic director, Jason “J” Batt, arrives at a transformative time in college sports, and with a number of challenges to resurrect the Spartans into one of the nation’s elite programs.
MSU made the hiring of the 43-year-old away from Georgia Tech official Monday, June 2. Batt will be formally introduced in East Lansing with a news conference Wednesday, June 4.
“J has an impressive record at several Power 5 schools and an impeccable reputation as a strong and innovative leader,” MSU president Kevin Guskiewicz said in a statement. “He will bring experience, excitement and a commitment to elevating Spartan athletics to the next level. We are thrilled to have J join our leadership team at Michigan State.”
Batt’s first day of work will be the week of June 16. He also was appointed chairman of the College Football Hall of Fame in November.
“This is truly an amazing opportunity to lead an outstanding, tradition-rich and passionate program, and I am grateful to President Guskiewicz and the Board of Trustees for the opportunity,” Batt said in a statement. “Working together, in alignment with university leadership, the full athletics department and an enthusiastic fan base, we can take the positive momentum already happening at MSU and reach new levels of success as we move into the next era of intercollegiate athletics. My family and I look forward to joining the Michigan State and East Lansing communities.”
The school did not immediately release terms of the deal, but a source told the Free Press on Sunday night as it was being finalized that Batt will make around $1.8 million annually in base pay, and ESPN reported it is a six-year contract…
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