Off with George O'Leary? Not Anytime Soon

Citing the same ineffectual short-run offense that eliminated UCF from Conference USA contention last year, indecisiveness in personnel decisions, and an overall lack of spark coming from the team in their games against Samford and Southern Miss this year, donors, alumni, season ticket holders, and students are calling for George O'Leary's head.

Much to the surprise of Knights supporters, Athletics Director Keith Tribble and UCF President John Hitt aren't crying foul toward the head football coach. A $5 million buyout in order to cut O'Leary loose might be the answer why.

You see, in 2006, the university jumped the gun when the Knights were reaching new heights and on the verge of a Conference-USA championship. They signed O'Leary to a 10-year contract, keeping him at Central Florida until 2015.

Two summers later, UCF announced that they were planning to cut five programs and 51 faculty members, saving them just over $6 million. Now is not a good time to be spending $5 million on football.

No matter how the next few games go, O'Leary will definitely not be replaced midseason, and most likely won't be replaced for a while.

The UCF Athletics Department won't make any kind of rash decision when it comes to the head coaching position, and probably will neglect to even put it on the table, unless the Knights go under .500 for the season.

In short, either the Knights gel dramatically in the next couple weeks, or UCF Nation is in for quite the grueling season.

Read Jessica's article at Examiner.com Orlando.