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Ereck Plancher Trial Field Trip Coincides with UCF Summer B Classes

Freshmen starting their first college classes ever at the University of Central Florida shared campus with a jury, judge and slew of attorneys and media taking a field trip to view the facility where former UCF football player Ereck Plancher struggled before dying in 2008. Watch Ereck Plancher Trial...
June 27th, 2011 | Academics, Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial: ‘Boxing Match with Words’ when O’Leary Testifies

The following is exclusive legal commentary from KnightNews.com legal analyst and Orlando attorney Lisa Figueroa. Boxing Match With Words – And the Fight Continues On the day of the most important witness for the UCFAA’s testimony, the Courtroom seemed more like a boxing ring than a court of law. ...
June 24th, 2011 | COMMENTARY, Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News, Safety, Sports | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial: UCF Coach O’Leary Leaves Court Without Testifying

The highly anticipated testimony of UCF head football coach George O’Leary was pushed back to Thursday morning — and KnightNews.com will stream live video of O’Leary’s testimony as it happens. [ Copy this | Start New | Full Size ] O’Leary was in court briefly Wednesday...
June 22nd, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News, Sports | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial: George O’Leary Set to Testify in UCF Player Death Case

Update: 1:45 p.m. Wednesday: Coach George O’Leary came into the court, wearing a suit and ready to testify Wednesday afternoon. However, he left court after the lawyers decided they wouldn’t need him today after all, due to scheduling issues of other witnesses. It was the first time O’Leary...
June 22nd, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News, Safety | Read More

UCF May Have to Release Ereck Plancher Witness Statements

Witness statements a University of Central Florida staff attorney took from Ereck Plancher’s teammates shortly after he died may soon become public — even though UCF has fought to keep them secret after they were requested by the Orlando Sentinel, ESPN and KnightNews.com. VIDEO ON DEMAND:...
June 21st, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial Day 6 Wrap up: Jury to Get Tour of UCF Athletic Facilities

The second week of the wrongful death trial started off with more testimony and Judge Robert Evans ruling he’d allow the jurors to take a trip to UCF and visit the place where Ereck Plancher practiced the day he died. The Plancher family attorney, Steven Yerrid, objected, stating his concern that...
June 20th, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News | Read More

Ereck Plancher Biography: 1988-2008

Ereck Plancher Memorial Videos: Remembering a Fallen Knight Live video of Ereck Plancher trial, when available: [ Copy this | Start New | Full Size ] When Giselle Plancher broke down in tears as she listened to former UCF football player Cody Minnich testify about how her son struggled to try walk...
June 20th, 2011 | Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial: Keith Tribble of UCF Athletics to Testify on Day 4

After a busy day in court that stretched from 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. that night, a jury was selected and opening statements were presented in the wrongful death lawsuit the parents of the late Ereck Plancher are bringing against the UCF athletics association. While sitting in court on Day 3, KnightNews.com...
June 16th, 2011 | Football, News, UCF Administration | Read More

Plancher Trial Day 2: Live Updates

The trial started this morning with a continuance of Jury selection from yesterday’s session and is currently being finalized. A final Jury was expected to be seated by Noon when lunch breaks, with opening statements expected to begin immediately after. However, Jury selection has been drawn out...
June 14th, 2011 | Football, News | Read More

New Hampshire Republican Presidential Debate Focuses on Obama’s Failures

COMMENTARY On Monday night, seven (official) Presidential candidates took the stage at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. The debate, which aired on CNN, was a good chance for Republican Primary voters to see what the current field looks like. It was a night that focused on the failed Presidency...
June 14th, 2011 | COMMENTARY, Politics | Read More
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