Michigan State will install interim athletic director Bill Beekman as the permanent head of the athletic department, a source told ESPN, confirming news that was first reported Friday by the Detroit Free Press.
Beekman has served as the university's interim athletic director since February, shortly after Mark Hollis retired from his position. He will be named the permanent replacement Monday, the source said.
Hollis retired Jan. 26, two days after former Michigan State president Lou Anna Simon resigned and the same week that former university doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in state prison for sexually abusing patients, including former Spartan student-athletes.