Florida State interim AD David Coburn "anticipates additional cutbacks" as the school "searches for new revenue streams to help balance an athletics budget that again faces serious annual financial challenges," according to Jim Henry of the TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT. Coburn has been "proactive with his strategy as FSU works to overcome an operating deficit" that hovered at $3.6M last year and is "projected to be similar this year." He hinted that the '19-20 deficit "could be deeper," largely depending on football season-ticket renewals. Coburn said that administrative cost-cutting would "likely continue next year but 'we will be all right.'" He sees a "favorable swing once FSU gets through this current cycle." He noted that fundraising for capital facility gifts and scholarships is "progressing very well." Coburn has "invested in new hires" on football coach Willie Taggart’s staff and improved FSU's home-and-home schedule by adding Notre Dame and "soon-to-be-named opponents he expects will excite fans." Coburn said that every year until '30, FSU will "play either Notre Dame or a 'big time football program' at a neutral site or on a home-and-home basis." Meanwhile, Coburn continues to describe his future as interim AD as "open-ended" (TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT, 2/18).
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