The Final Score

The set of circumstances is rather unfortunate, but Central Florida football coach George O'Leary is refusing to talk to the Orlando Sentinel until it "corrects" a story about the death of one of UCF's players.

Back in March, UCF running back Ereck Plancher died after conditioning drills and the Sentinel's story, supported by comments from four unnamed players in attendance, cast O'Leary's conduct in a very unfavorable light. It was later learned that Plancher had the sickle-cell trait.

Apparantly believing that he is at Notre Dame and that anyone actually cares about his football team, he also refused to speak with other reporters if a representative from the Sentinel -- UCF's hometown paper -- was present at the UCF table during the only session for print reporters at media day.

Interesting that such a brouhaha could develop over "accuracy" when it was "accuracy" in O'Leary's resume that cost the former Long Islander his job as Notre Dame football coach in 2001.

Here's today's Sentinel story.