Bill Beekman is expected to be named Michigan State’s athletic director on Monday, moving from “interim” to permanent status as head of MSU sports, a source with knowledge of the proceedings has confirmed to The Detroit News.
Beekman’s promotion is expected to be announced at a special meeting of the MSU Board of Trustees.
The appointment comes five months after Beekman was named interim AD by another interim executive, MSU president John Engler, who said on Feb. 5 that a national search would begin for a new person to oversee Spartan athletics and that “no internal candidates from MSU will be considered.