'Georgia Tech made a home run hire with J,” Alabama AD Greg Byrne said about J Batt, the Tide's executive deputy director of athletics.
Batt, a former North Carolina soccer player, had been Alabama’s Executive Deputy Director of Athletics, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer under Greg Byrne since 2017. At Georgia Tech, he replaces Todd Stansbury, who“We’re excited to welcome J to Georgia Tech,” said Georgia Tech president Angel Cabrera.
Said Batt, “My family and I truly appreciate President Cabrera and his team for this opportunity, and we are incredibly excited to join the Georgia Tech family. I look forward to working with our student-athletes, coaches, staff, supporters, and fans to reach new heights, on and off the field, and to build on the rich tradition and history of this storied athletics department. We can’t wait to become a part of the Atlanta community.
“Since arriving at Alabama, J has positively affected our program through the success of the Crimson Standard Initiative while being a trusted advisor to our athletic director, Greg Byrne, and an essential part of our administrative team,” Saban said. “We set a vision for the future of Alabama Athletics and Alabama football through the Crimson Standard and J as well as his team delivered with impressive results.
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