Te'o briefly lied in fake girlfriend hoax
- Published: 24 Jan 2013 at 02.45
- Online news: Sports
Collegiate American football star Manti Te'o said in an interview to be aired Thursday that he was not part of creating the elaborate hoax of a fictional girlfriend but briefly lied about the situation.
Manti T'eo of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish keeps an eye on the game against the BYU Cougars at Notre Dame Stadium on October 20, 2012 in South Bend, Indiana. Te'o said in an interview to be aired Thursday that he was not part of creating the elaborate hoax of a fictional girlfriend but briefly lied about the situation.
Te'o, a 21-year-old linebacker of Samoan ancestry, sparked Notre Dame into the US college gridiron title game, was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy as top player and is a hot prospect in April's National Football League Draft.
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