By David Tobin, Chris Carlson, John O'Brien and Nate Mink

Syracuse, N.Y. — Daryl Gross is out as Syracuse athletic director, sources said.

It is unclear whether he resigned or was fired. Gross will remain in a position with the university, a source with direct knowledge said. An announcement is expected this morning, sources said.

Several coaches, including football coach Scott Shafer and lacrosse coach John Desko, were seen walking into a meeting this morning at the Stevenson Academic Center.

It will end more than a decade that Syracuse has spent with Gross at the helm of SU athletics. Gross oversaw the school's transition into the bigger business era of college sports and the ACC, along with nearly 10 years of breaking NCAA rules within its athletic programs.

The decision comes just 12 days after a harsh NCAA public report that led to the vacation of 108 wins, a fine of more than $1 million and significant questions about whether the school prioritizes its athletic department over its academic integrity.

While Gross was not implicated in directly breaking or ordering any rules to be broken during his tenure, he helped spearhead a curious meeting with seven other high-ranking school officials designed to get basketball player Fab Melo eligible. The group chose to pursue a grade change nearly a year old and, ultimately, the work done to obtain the grade change was done by a basketball staff member.

The investigation is just the latest major moment at Syracuse for Gross, who has been a lightning rod throughout his time at the university. His California cool was a dramatic departure from the sometimes salty nature of Syracuse natives, and he was a dramatic reversal from his predecessor, Jake Crouthamel. Gross was one of eight African-American athletic directors at the time of his hiring.

His first move at the school was firing of 14-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, exchanging the grizzled veteran for flashy Greg Robinson, who arrived with a West Cost offense and a Southern California pedigree. Widely applauded at the time, the switch turned out to be a flop, with the football program bottoming out under Robinson and continuing to push toward average.

Gross also oversaw a change from the Big East to the ACC that will net the athletic department more than $17 million more in annual television revenue, built critical practice facilities for basketball, football and lacrosse that should benefit recruiting and brought SU's non-revenue programs to new heights. Since Gross' arrival, Syracuse has become national title threats in field hockey and women's lacrosse, while nearly every other program has reached a new level of success.

Gross' methods of improving SU's bottom line frequently frustrated fans of the program, with branding and marketing becoming buzzwords alongside scoring and winning. Under Gross, Syracuse retired the No. 44, moved football games to New Jersey to capture more revenue and outfitted the Orange in a number of garish Nike outfits.

Federal documents show those moves helped Syracuse increase its revenue from sports to $87 million and its spending on sports to more than $72 million in 2014.

Gross' 10 years in charge have seen Syracuse bounce from one major moment to the next, dramatically changing the face of Syracuse athletics.

It turns out, the NCAA investigation just happened to be the last.

Brent Axe also contributed to this story.