Bill Beekman has been serving as Michigan State's interim athletic director for more than four months.
And, don't expect the university to hire a permanent replacement for the position soon.
Following a Michigan State Board of Trustees meeting Friday morning, trustee Brian Mosallam said he believes the next university president will hire an athletic director. He also doesn't think Michigan State will have a new president until 2019.
"I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon," Mosallam said of hiring a new athletic director. "I think you'd want a new president to hire the AD - that's my position.