Sources: G-Tech providing advertisement Batt brand-new 5-year deal

Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 2, 2024, 09:20 PM ET

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College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday.Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt is finalizing a brand-new five-year offer that will extend him at the school through 2029 and increase his payment, sources informed ESPN Monday.The deal still requires formal approval from the Georgia Tech Athletic Association later today, sources said.Batt arrived at Georgia Tech in October of 2022 and has supplied an energy bolt to Tech’s athletic department.On the field, he elevated interim football coach Brent Secret to the long-term role. That has paid dividends, as Key has led Tech to back-to-back bowl seasons. This year, 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 games for the very first time because 2016. Batt also worked with Damon Stoudamire as males’s basketball coach, and he’s off to an 18-21 start in 2 seasons.Batt pertained to Georgia Tech from Alabama, where his roles consisted of

executive deputy director of athletics, primary operating officer and chief earnings officer over his 5 years there.He has actually provided a fundraising and revenue-growth jolt at Tech, consisting of the official identifying of Hyundai Field.