Manti Te'o is a star linebacker for the Notre Dame
Fighting Irish football team. He led the Irish to an undefeated season and a
runner-up finish for the team in the BCS Title game in Miami, Florida this season.
He also finished second in the Heisman Trophy race to Johnny Manziel of Texas
A&M and finished with a record high in total votes for a defensive player.
Most of these achievements came from the love of Americans and most of that
love was won over for his tragic, heart-wrenching story. One morning in September,
Manti received news that his grandmother had passed away in Hawaii due to old
age. This story is very sad enough but nearly six hours after that he received
a phone call right before his football practice. This call came from the
brother of Manti’s girlfriend, Lennay Kekau. Manti answered the phine and the
man was in tears Manti said, “Bro, get it together tell me what’s wrong.” And
at that moment Manti knew. Lennay had lost her battle with Leukemia that
morning and had passed. Manti had lost his grandmother and the love of his life
in a span of eight hours.
With this sad tragedy came the love of all college
football fans. Manti took the death of his close loved ones as motivation and
became one of the best players in college football. He was a star. Notre Dame
suffered a loss to Alabama in the national championship game. After this, a
hole in Mantis story arose. Deadspin.com went into research and found that
Lennay Kekau did not have any records of her obituary or any proof that she
went to Stanford, the college Manti said she went to. Manti had either been part
of a terrible hoax or is a great actor in one if the biggest cover ups in
football history.
Manti Te'o is getting accused of knowing about this
and being in on the hoax as a publicity stunt. In my opinion, I believe Manti
is not in on this stunt because of his emotions. He could not do countless
interview after countless interview in tears about his dead girlfriend. He is a
very truthful person. He used this tragedy to propel his team to numerous
victories. He was the spiritual drive of his team and is a wonderful leader.
What do u think is the truth? If manti is lying, what do u think proves this?
Here is a link to the latest update on this story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/01/19/manti-teo-lennay-kukua-girlfriend-hoax/1847015/
Here is a link to the latest update on this story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/01/19/manti-teo-lennay-kukua-girlfriend-hoax/1847015/
Although Manti may be innocent, he is not the best person. He figured out about his fake girlfriend before the Heisman ceremony and the national title game yet continued to talk about her and pretended she was real. I don't like this situation at all. I think it's sad that no one can be trusted these days. Manti needed to tell us the truth of the situation. He never met her, he only talked to her on the phone and over twitter. He benefited from this hoax even if didn't cause the hoax. I hope all the best for Manti and hopefully he meets his other girlfriends in person before making them the loves of his life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nash. Manti is innocent and he was played for a fool. On the flipside he didn't handle the situation properly. He should've come out and told everyone the truth when he found out. The way he handled it put his integrity in question. Lastly, I think Manti didn't want the story to ruin his reputatuion before the heisman ceremony. Fortunately, he wasn't chosen or it would be a huge disgrace to himself and his family.
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