It didn't take Michigan State too long – or to look too far – to find its new athletic director.
The school is finalizing a deal to hire Western Michigan athletic director Dan Bartholomae, a person with knowledge of MSU's inner-workings told the Free Press on Monday, Aug. 17, and granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Bartholomae will replace J Batt, who took the Kentucky job on June 15 and whose official last day at MSU was July 28.
It is unclear what the start date will be for Bartholomae, who spent the past 4½ years in Kalamazoo and oversaw the Broncos' NCAA hockey ******* le in 2025.
Contract and buyout details were not immediately available; Bartholomae received a contract extension at WMU last August that runs through June 30, 2031, and pays Bartholomae more than $750,000 annually.
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The school is finalizing a deal to hire Western Michigan athletic director Dan Bartholomae, a person with knowledge of MSU's inner-workings told the Free Press on Monday, Aug. 17, and granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Bartholomae will replace J Batt, who took the Kentucky job on June 15 and whose official last day at MSU was July 28.
It is unclear what the start date will be for Bartholomae, who spent the past 4½ years in Kalamazoo and oversaw the Broncos' NCAA hockey ******* le in 2025.
Contract and buyout details were not immediately available; Bartholomae received a contract extension at WMU last August that runs through June 30, 2031, and pays Bartholomae more than $750,000 annually.
#bartholomae
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