Local Sports Fans React To Te'o Hoax
By: Shalah Sasse
Updated: January 17, 2013
Another athlete sharing the controversial headlines, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o. The story is his girlfriend who supposedly died of leukemia, did not exist. The football star and university officials both claim he was scammed by an online hoax. But are people buying that? We find both sides of the argument from sports fans at Buffalo Wild Wings in Evansville.
"I think he really thought she existed and it was just a really bad joke," Brendon Hall said.
"If you're a Notre Dame fan, I guess you believe Manti Te'o, but personally, I just think he's making it up to make himself look good," Rick Gray said.
Notre Dame's athletic director announces he's supporting Te'o. No word on when, or if the linebacker will talk on camera.
"I think he really thought she existed and it was just a really bad joke," Brendon Hall said.
"If you're a Notre Dame fan, I guess you believe Manti Te'o, but personally, I just think he's making it up to make himself look good," Rick Gray said.
Notre Dame's athletic director announces he's supporting Te'o. No word on when, or if the linebacker will talk on camera.
