Good job by Central Florida. O'leary has really turned the program around to something respectable and needed something to fend off the pro rumors or major programs that will come calling. Central Florida wants to lock up Conference USA coach of the year George O'Leary for the long term. George O'Leary guided UCF to its first bowl appearance last season. O'Leary and the school have agreed to a new 10-year contract, a source close to the coach told ESPN's Joe Schad on Wednesday. O'Leary has orchestrated one of the biggest turnarounds in college football, leading once hapless Central Florida (8-5) to its first ever postseason appearance, a loss to Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl. OLeary, who is in the third year of a five-year contract, was seeking a deal in the range of $1 million a year. The new contract will be announced at a news conference Thursday. The Golden Knights snapped what was the nation's longest Division I-A losing streak at 17 games. They went on to win eight of their next nine before losing to Tulsa 44-27 in the Conference USA championship game in front of a record home crowd of 51,978. He got his dream job at Notre Dame in 2001, only to resign a week later after his resume was questioned. His claims of having a master's degree in education and being a three-year college player at New Hampshire were ultimately proved untrue.
