Report: George O’Leary wants to become UCF’s full-time AD

Central Florida coach George O’Leary wants to be the school’s athletic director, according to a report in USA Today.

O’Leary, 69, was named the interim athletic director in June and is willing to step down as football coach to assume athletic director duties full time.

According to USA Today, which spoke to two people close to the situation on the condition of anonymity, UCF was readying for a national search to replace Todd Stansbury, but put those plans on hold after O’Leary approached school president John Hitt with the idea to become the full-time athletic director. However, there’s concern about O’Leary’s administration experience. He’s been a coach either at the college or NFL level since 1980.

The article suggests that if O’Leary were to become the school’s AD, offensive coordinator Brent Key would be the new football coach. Key has been at UCF since 2005.

For more UCF news, visit UCFSports.com.

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