O’Leary must attend hearings

Despite the case possibly interfering with his scheduled football games, UCF head football coach George O'Leary is still expected to attend any court hearing that he is required to regarding the Ereck Plancher wrongful-death lawsuit.

Plancher, who died of complications of sickle cell trait, collapsed during intense workouts in March 2008.

According to a report by WESH 2 Orlando, Judge Robert Evans ordered O'Leary to attend court dates no matter the circumstance.

"I don't care if UCF is in South Bend playing Notre Dame," Evans said. "If he is called on a Friday or something, then by God he is going to be here in this court for that trial."

UCF is trying to delay the originally scheduled Sept. 12 start of the three-week trial and faces a wrongful death lawsuit regarding the death of former football player Plancher.