SINCE 1975, NO OTHER NOTRE DAME PLAYER HAS CARRIED OFF A HOAX LIKE THIS: Manti Te'o, wow. Tremendous reporting by Deadspin, which I'm assuming will hold up.
on the other hand: Especially given the vehemence of Notre Dame's efforts to defend him, I am not willing to dismiss the possibility that a gullible Te'o fell in love with someone he met online, told lies about having met in person out of embarrassment, and then got scammed on the whole death thing when she decided to hurt him, or just as a way to end it, or ... well, we'll see.
