Michigan State AD J Batt said that upgrades to Spartan Stadium are “in the planning phases and projected to be finished by 2029,” according to Chris Solari of the DETROIT FREE PRESS. Batt said that the football team “will be able to play through the construction when it gets underway.” He said that funding the project will cost in the $500M “range,” and it is a “major part of” MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz’s $4B “Uncommon Will, Far Better World” capital campaign. Guskiewicz said that MSU is “nearing the halfway mark toward that goal,” with $1.9B raised so far. Solari noted Guskiewicz is “pushing for a ‘Spartan Stadium District’ next to the stadium,” which would include “hotels and restaurants in a public-private partnership in the center of the campus.” Increasing premium seating at Spartan Stadium is “one of Batt’s goals with the renovations.” Meanwhile, Batt, who is approaching his one-year anniversary on the job, said that he has “spent a significant amount of time in his new position working to create the Spartan Ventures nonprofit and to find new streams of revenue.” Spartan Ventures will launch on July 1 (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 5/8).
Michigan State plans $500M Spartan Stadium upgrades by 2029
