It appears as though the Fighting O'Leary's of Central Florida may have a problem. Another football player, freshman Running Back Brandon Davis collapsed last week during a workout where it was reported that he was severely dehydrated. Thankfully, Davis is recovering at Florida Hospital.
((photo courtesy UCF Media Guide))
This isn't something new, the program is still dealing with the loss of Ereck Plancher who collapsed and died earlier this summer.The Orlando Sentinel as usual is all over this story...read about it here
Also the story from WESH-TV here
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There are several interesting questions that the Sentinel reporter posed in her story. Yeah, that is great the the President of the University is investigating the matter...he said that the last time this happened. And yeah, its great the workout was supposedly supervised by the Trainer and fit under NCAA rules.
If you keep reading, it's the quotes from Davis' mother which are remarkable. "He had no water in his body, due to lack of breaks and not being given water or fluids" said Donna Davis, Brandon's mother.
It sounds an awful lot like somebody's got some 'splainin' to do, but if it is anything like the Plancher investigation (please read the vaunted OSG archives for more on that), Coach George O'Leary will blame a vast media conspiracy and not talk to anyone about it.
We will keep monitoring this story as it continues.
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