Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice are two of the 79 players on the 2026 ballot, alongside nine FBS coaches. Hardy and Rice went No.

With the help of Hall of Fame basketball coach Tom Izzo, who called Batt’s selection “a key moment in the history of Michigan State Athletics,” the school had been searching for an athletic director ...

Two important assistants of Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson are reportedly the finalists to ascend to the helm of ...

Michigan State believes that newly hired athletic director J Batt will provide the leadership required for the Spartans to ...

J Batt was executive deputy athletic director at Alabama and served as chief operating officer and chief revenue officer in ...

Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz is recommending the school’s board of trustees hire J Batt as athletic director, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person ...

Batt was a member of North Carolina’s soccer team that won a national championship in 2001. He went on to work at his alma ...

Heisman Trophy winners Mark Ingram, Cam Newton and Robert Griffin III and Ndamukong Suh are on the ballot for the 2026 ...

Michigan State University on Monday named J Batt as its new vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics. Batt ...

Michigan State’s new athletic director, Jason "J" Batt, arrives at a transformative time in college sports, and with a number ...