Following board approval Friday, Michigan State released contract details for new athletics director J Batt. He will have a $1.85 million base salary in the first year of the deal, and his buyout starts at $5 million for the first two years, as shared by The Detroit Free Press’ Chris Solari.
Batt signed a six-year contract to take over as MSU’s AD, and the deal totals out to $12.6 million over that time. His salary increases $100,000 each year on July 1, and it will be up to $2.35 million by the time the contract expires in 2031. The deal also includes “performance goals” and bonuses, which will be determined each year in mid-June.
Additionally, Michigan State paid Batt’s buyout at Georgia Tech, according to the contract. That came out to more than $2 million. Batt’s buyout at Michigan State starts at $5 million before dropping by $1 million each year starting in the third year of the deal. In Year 6, his buyout will sit at $0.
