Manti Te'o(01 of25)
Open Image ModalNotre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o kisses The Coaches\' Trophy after Media Day for the BCS National Championship college football game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Miami. Notre Dame faces Alabama in Monday\'s championship game.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(02 of25)
Open Image ModalFoto de archivo del 17 de noviembre de 2012, del linebacker de Notre Dame, Manti Te\'o, tras un partido contra Wake Forest en South Bend, Indiana. El miércoles, 16 de enero de 2013, se descubrió que una historia de una novia de Te\'o que había muerto de leucemia era falsa. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(03 of25)
Open Image ModalFoto de archivo del 10 de noviembre de 2012 del linebacker de Notre Dame, Manti Te\'o, en un partido contra Boston College en Boston. El miércoles, 16 de enero de 2013, se reveló que una historia sobre la novia de Te\'o y su muerte de leucemia era falsa. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(04 of25)
Open Image ModalIn this Sept. 15, 2012 photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o points to the sky as he leaves the field after a 20-3 win against Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich. In a shocking announcement, Notre Dame said Te\'o was duped into an online relationship with a woman whose \"death\" from leukemia was faked by perpetrators of an elaborate hoax. (AP Photo/South Bend Tribune, James Brosher) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(05 of25)
Open Image ModalIn this Nov. 17, 2012, photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o sings the alma mater following their NCAA college football game against Stanford in South Bend, Ind. A story that Te\'o\'s girlfriend had died of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game _ was dismissed by the university Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond) (credit:AP)
(06 of25)
Open Image ModalIn this April 21, 2012, photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o appears at the Blue and Gold spring NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. A story that Te\'o\'s girlfriend had died of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game _ was dismissed by the university Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(07 of25)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this Nov. 17, 2012, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o walks off the field following an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest in South Bend, Ind. A story that Te\'o\'s girlfriend had died of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game _ was dismissed by the university Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(08 of25)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this Jan. 5, 2013, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o answers a question during media day for the BCS national championship NCAA college football game in Miami. A story that Te\'o\'s girlfriend had died of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game _ was dismissed by the university Wednesday, Jan. 16, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(09 of25)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this Nov. 10, 2012, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o waits for the snap during the second half of their NCAA college football game against Boston College in Boston. A story that Te\'o\'s girlfriend had died of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game _ was dismissed by the university Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(10 of25)
Open Image ModalFotografía de archivo del 27 de octubre de 2012 muestra al linebacker de Notre Dame Manti Te\'o al costado de la cancha durante un juego contra Oklahoma en Norman, Oklahoma. (Foto AP/Sue Ogrocki, archivo) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(11 of25)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this Oct. 27, 2012, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o stands on the sidelines during an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. Notre Dame issued a release Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, saying a story about Te\'o\'s girlfriend dying, which he said inspired him to play better as he helped the Fighting Irish get to the BCS title game, turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(12 of25)
Open Image ModalNotre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o answers a question during Media Day for the BCS National Championship college football game Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Miami. Notre Dame faces Alabama in Monday\'s championship game. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o(13 of25)
Open Image ModalNotre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o (5) works against Alabama during the second half of the BCS National Championship college football game Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Chris O\'Meara) (credit:AP)
BCS National Championship Game, Jan. 7, 2013(14 of25)
Open Image Modal (credit:Flickr:Matt_Velazquez)
Manti Te'o, Eddie Lacy(15 of25)
Open Image ModalAlabama\'s Eddie Lacy tries to get past Notre Dame\'s Manti Te\'o during the first half of the BCS National Championship college football game Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (credit:AP)
BCS National Championship Game, Jan. 7, 2013(16 of25)
Open Image Modal (credit:Flickr:Matt_Velazquez)
Discover BCS National Championship - Notre Dame v Alabama(17 of25)
Open Image ModalMIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 07: Manti Te\'o #5 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish warms up prior to playing against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship game at Sun Life Stadium on January 7, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Discover BCS National Championship - Notre Dame v Alabama(18 of25)
Open Image ModalMIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 07: Manti Te\'o #5 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish warms up prior to playing against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship game at Sun Life Stadium on January 7, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Discover BCS National Championship - Notre Dame v Alabama(19 of25)
Open Image ModalMIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 07: Manti Te\'o #5 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish tries to make a play on the ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship game at Sun Life Stadium on January 7, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Discover BCS National Championship - Notre Dame v Alabama(20 of25)
Open Image ModalMIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 07: Manti Te\'o #5 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish warms up prior to playing against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship game at Sun Life Stadium on January 7, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Discover BCS National Championship - Notre Dame v Alabama(21 of25)
Open Image ModalMIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 07: Manti Te\'o #5 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish warms up prior to playing against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship game at Sun Life Stadium on January 7, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Discover BCS National Championship - Media Day(22 of25)
Open Image ModalMIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 05: Manti Te\'o #5 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish speaks to the media during Media Day ahead of the Discover BCS National Championship at Sun Life Stadium on January 5, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Manti Te'o(23 of25)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this Oct. 20, 2012, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o chases the action during the second half of an NCAA college football game against the BYU in South Bend, Ind. Alabama\'s Barrett Jones and Notre Dame\'s Te\'o are All-Americans and national award winners. They\'re also fine students who emphasize faith and postponed big money from the NFL to stay in school.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o, Stephon Tuitt(24 of25)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this Oct. 27, 2012 file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te\'o (5) celebrates with teammate Stephon Tuitt (7) after an interception against Oklahoma in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. Te\'o and the Irish will play Alabama for the national championship, the highlight of this year\'s 35 bowl games. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) (credit:AP)
Manti Te'o, Bob Diaco(25 of25)
Open Image ModalNotre Dame inside linebacker Manti Te\'o, right, jokes with assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Bob Diaco before a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Notre Dame will play Alabama on Jan. 7 in the NCAA college football BCS Championship game. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (credit:AP)