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Michigan State’s Tom Izzo had strong words about recent leadership departures
Spartan fans have been dealing with a whirlwind of emotions over the past few weeks as both the university president and athletic director have departed East Lansing.
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Despite Michigan State’s Board of Trustees reportedly attempting to double former president Kevin Guskiewicz’s salary from $1 million to $2 million, it was all for naught when Guskiewicz left Michigan State to become the next president at Clemson.
Then, just a couple of weeks later, athletic director J Batt, who had been in East Lansing for less than a year, decided he was leaving as well and was soon announced as Kentucky’s new athletic director.
Together, Guskiewicz and Batt helped land Michigan State a historic $401 million donation and appeared to be setting the Spartans up for long-term success both educationally and athletically. Life in East Lansing and around campus seemed to be trending back toward what it was in the early 2010s.
After years of off-the-field issues surrounding the university, there was a renewed emphasis on bringing in the right people to help guide Michigan State back to the standards it had long set for itself.
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Now, however, following these two departures, East Lansing once again finds itself with a lingering question mark hanging over the city like a dark tornado cloud that just refuses to move on and leave Michigan State alone.
The Spartans are now tasked with finding a new university president and athletic director as quickly as possible.
Recently, Chris Solari, Michigan State football and men’s basketball reporter for the Detroit Free Press and a Heisman and Naismith voter, had an opportunity to speak with Tom Izzo and ask the question that is on the minds of many Spartan fans.
Solari asked Izzo about J Batt’s departure and the current state of leadership within the athletic department.
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How do you steward the department through this uncertainty as the senior…
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Publish date : 2026-06-15 17:12:00
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