John Eason's short tenure as Florida A&M athletics director could be coming to a close.

Eason told the Democrat that he recently submitted his letter of resignation to FAMU President Larry Robinson. However, Eason said Robinson at that time did not accept his offer to resign.

Eason, who remains on the job, was scheduled to meet with Robinson on Monday.

Efforts to reach Robinson was unsuccessful.

"I was concerned about the budget and what was going on," Eason said Sunday following FAMU football's 34-31 overtime win against North Carolina A&T. "The president and I agreed to talk. I don't like to let things sit. There are a lot of things people don't see that go into this job."

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Eason, a FAMU graduate and former football star, was promoted to athletics director in February 2018 after being hired as the interim in December 2017.

According to sources, Eason's potential successor could be current University of Miami Associate Athletics Director for Facilities and Operations, Kortne Gosha.

According to his bio on UM's athletics staff directory page, Gosha – in his second year –oversees day-to-day facility and event operations, grounds, custodial, information technology, access control and capital projects. In his brief tenure, Gosha has assisted in over $50 million in capital improvement projects.

The Democrat reached out to Gosha via phone and email. He did not respond to the inquiry.

Gosha, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, earned his degree in Political Science from Jacksonville State University in 2011.

Eason came out of retirement to return to his alma mater following an accomplished career in coaching and administration at Florida State and Georgia.

Eason, inducted into the FAMU Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, has made several leadership changes in FAMU athletics, including hiring Willie Simmons as the Rattlers' new head football coach.

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In September, Robinson ordered an immediate freeze on new hires within the athletics department as one step in reducing expenses.

Other areas under review are department salaries, travel and examining how to reduce the department’s financial obligations for athletic scholarships.

Board of Trustees Special Committee on Athletics were told that without any adjustments, the current budget could lead to a deficit as high as $2 million.

Among the host of concerns surrounding FAMU Athletics' current budget crisis is scholarships.

Earlier this year, NCAA's Division I Committee on Infractions passed down a five-year probation for the department.

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Based on the Division I membership-approved infractions penalty guidelines for a Level I-Aggravated case, the department lost a reduction in scholarships by 10 percent for each of the following programs during the 2019-20 academic year: baseball, men’s basketball, men’s track and field, women’s basketball and volleyball.

Additionally, there was a reduction in scholarships by 5% for the football program during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years.

There was also a $5,000 fine, plus 3 percent of the total athletics budget.

The department's 2019-2020 budget includes a payment of $305,000 to the NCAA.

Eason said there may be additional reductions in scholarships outside of the NCAA's ruling. This is based on the current economic climate.

"No athlete who presently has a scholarship will lose a scholarship. Any additional losses, we'll self-imposes due to budget cuts," Eason said. "That hasn't been decided yet. We'll decide before we go to the Board of Governors."

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