Witness testimony in the civil trial against the NCAA took a small detour as Judge Michael Lucas granted a departure from the order of witness presentation. Defense for the NCAA called Dr. Robert Harbaugh, Director of Penn State Institute of Neurosciences to the stand. Testimony took all day as the defense used Harbaugh’s expertise to refute testimony from last week given by Dr. Julie Schwartzbard. Harbaugh’s testimony centered on reports indicating that there is no known cause of ALS, and that other documentation was not available during the playing career of Matt Onyshko, a former football player at California University of Pennsylvania and the plaintiff in this case. Under cross examination, an opinion expressed by Dr. Harbaugh was highlighted. In previous interviews, Harbaugh stated that removing facemasks from football helmets could positively influence the decrease of concussions in football as players would be reluctant to use their heads while tackling for fear of doing other damage. Harbaugh indicated that he agreed with the idea as presented by other football coaches he consulted with. Testimony resumed this morning.