Sources: G-Tech giving AD Batt new 5-year deal

Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt is finalizing a brand new five-year deal that can prolong him on the college by 2029 and improve his compensation, sources instructed ESPN Monday.

The deal nonetheless wants formal approval from the Georgia Tech Athletic Affiliation later this week, sources stated.

Batt arrived at Georgia Tech in October of 2022 and has offered an vitality bolt to Tech’s athletic division.

On the sector, he elevated interim soccer coach Brent Key to the everlasting function. That has paid dividends, as Key has led Tech to back-to-back bowl seasons. This yr, Tech pulled upsets of then-No. 10 Florida State in Dublin and then-No. 4 Miami in Atlanta. In its bowl, Tech has an opportunity to win eight video games for the primary time since 2016.

Batt additionally employed Damon Stoudamire as males’s basketball coach, and he is off to an 18-21 begin in two seasons.

Batt got here to Georgia Tech from Alabama, the place his roles included govt deputy director of athletics, chief working officer and chief income officer over his 5 years there.

He has offered a fundraising and revenue-growth jolt at Tech, together with the formal naming of Hyundai Subject.