Michigan State University is poised to name Alan Haller as its 20th athletic director during a special meeting of the Board of Trustees at noon on Wednesday, sources said.
Haller, currently MSU's deputy athletic director since 2019, prevailed over two other candidates in recent interviews due to his wholistic perspective of the athletic department that includes women's sports and non-revenue sports, said one source close to the process.
"He has a vision for MSU," they said.
The leadership of Michigan State’s athletic department had been remarkably stable for almost a decade under Mark Hollis, who was at the department's helm for 10 years but stepped down in February 2018 in the midst of the Larry Nassar scandal that also led to the resignation of then-President Lou Anna K.