Basketball coach Tom Izzo called J Batt "a home run hire", and President Kevin Guskiewicz said MIchigan State got "the best" in its new AD.

This era will continue to be dynamic, require additional resources and provide new challenges daily,” Batt said in his introductory remarks.

Standing before a crowd of coaches, trustees, faculty and community members in the Tom Izzo Football Building, J Batt was formally introduced earlier today as Michigan State University’s 21st athletic director.