In a surprising turn of events, Michigan State University will not be losing its president. A source confirmed to Michigan State On SI on Monday that Kevin Guskiewicz will remain the president at Michigan State. He had previously announced his departure to take over as the next president at Clemson University in late May. Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz, right, as MSU Athletic Director J Batt looks on before the two’s panel discussion hosted by the Lansing Economic Club on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectThis is obviously a major turn of events for Spartan Nation, as Guskiewicz has done a fantastic job throughout his tenure in East Lansing. Michigan State's Board of Trustees has been repeatedly bashed for its lack of consistency, which has led several previous presidents and athletic directors to leave. However, former MSU athletic director J Batt will still make the move to the University of Kentucky, leaving the university in a position to hire a new athletic director once again. The man MSU should go after is abundantly clear, and they must do it right now. Sep 2, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans A.D. Mark Hollis comes out of tunnel before a game against the Furman Paladins at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectMichigan State Must Bring Mark Hollis BackMark Hollis had an outstanding tenure as Michigan State's AD from 2008 to 2018. He was a key part in hiring Mark Dantonio and a leader in the creation of many projects, such as "The Basketbowl," a basketball game between Michigan State and Kentucky played at Ford Field. He was named the 2012 Athletic Director of the Year by Sports Business Journal and the recipient of the John L. Toner Award in 2015, given by the National Football Foundation, recognizing an athletic director "who has demonstrated superior administrative abilities and shown outstanding dedication to college athletics and particularly college football."Sep 17, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio talks with Michigan State Spartans athletic director Mark Hollis prior to a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectHowever, things got ugly towards the end of Hollis' tenure, which ultimately led to his departure. He was the AD during the Larry Nassar scandal, and the inability of MSU's BoT to back him led him to leave. Longtime Michigan State beat writer and founder of Spartan Nation, Hondo S. Carpenter Sr., spoke about what went down between the BoT and Hollis. "All of the Larry Nassar stuff is going on and Mark [Hollis] is getting drug through the mud," Carpenter said. "His family's getting drug through the mud. And Mark did not hire Nassar, Mark had nothing to do with Nassar, because of how Michigan State was being run above his head."Larry Nassar, USA Gymnastics/Michigan State sex abuse scandal, 2014-18.