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Manti Te'o Denies Role in Hoax, Admits 'Tailoring' His Stories

Joe Student — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:35:26 +0000

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o denied any role in the hoax involving a relationship with a person whom he claimed was his girlfriend last year.

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Notre Dame Athletic Director Addresses Manti Te'o Girlfriend Haox

BJ Ragone — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:21:03 +0000

Notre Dame is once again at the forefront of the sporting world, but not for success - for a lie it's star player cooked up.

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'Rudy' Is The Reason Why We All Fell For The Manti Te'o Girlfriend Hoax Story

BJ Ragone — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:35:51 +0000

Fans of Notre Dame, and sports fans in general were shocked to learn on Wednesday that the allegedly dead girlfriend of Manti Te'o was in fact a total lie. So why did American sports fans latch onto this story like a baby to a mother's breast?

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Do You Believe Manti Te'o Was the Victim of a Hoax? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:10:07 +0000

Many people felt for Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o when he lost both his grandmother, and his girlfriend in a span of just a few hours. As it turns out, the whole girlfriend thing was totally made up.

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Notre Dame Linebacker Manti Te'o's Dying Girlfriend Was a Hoax

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:11:23 +0000

In early September, Notre Dame linebacker and Heisman Trophy candidate Manti Te’o—just days after learning of the death of his girlfriend—led the Fighting Irish to an emotional upset of then-#10 Michigan State. However, in one of the most bizarre twists we’ve seen in college football, it now appears that the whole story about a dying girlfriend was a hoax.

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