MSU taps Bartholomae as AD with $1.3M base salary
Michigan State named Dan Bartholomae as its new athletic director on a five-year deal with a $1.3 million base salary and total annual compensation just over $1.5 million, plus a $75,000 yearly raise; the hire follows Bartholomae’s Western Michigan tenure and comes amid complex buyouts related to previous AD transitions, including a $3.95 million Kentucky buyout for hiring Batt offset by Western Michigan’s $5.1 million buyout tied to Bartholomae’s extension; Batt left MSU for Kentucky after about a year, and MSU has not publicly released Bartholomae’s signed contract yet.