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Article: insider; A COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK; O'Leary's resume improving; Stained by the Notre Dame scandal and winless last year, he has Central Florida bowl-eligible.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- November 11, 2005
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Byline: Chip Scoggins; Staff Writer
Sports, like life, are filled with comebacks and second-chance stories, and there are none better in college football than George O'Leary's coaching revival at Central Florida.
Disgraced after resume inaccuracies cost him his dream job at Notre Dame, O'Leary is making headlines again, only this time there's no shame attached. A year after going 0-11 in his first season at Central Florida, O'Leary has guided the Golden Knights to a 6-3 record and is certain to get some consideration in national coach of the year voting.
Funny how things turn out. O'Leary's life got turned upside down after the Notre Dame ...