Manti Te’o Highlights
Manti Te’o
Pos: ILB // Height: 6-2 // Weight: 245 lbs // Class: 2013 // Hometown: Laie, HI (Punahou HS)
Bio
Manti Te’o shocked the recruiting world when he selected Notre Dame over USC on National Signing Day in 2009. Most felt Notre Dame was out of if for Te’o after the Hawaiian native visited South Bend for Notre Dame’s snow filled meltdown against a bad Syracuse team in November ’08, but Te’o picked the Irish thanks in large part to Charlie Weis and Brian Polian.
Manti Te’o News Archive
Manti Te’o Talks About Returning to Notre Dame, Improving
The official Notre Dame YouTube channel has a great interview with Manti Te’o where he reflects on his Notre Dame career, his decision to come back for his senior season, and how he and the Irish defense can improve in 2012. Manti Te’o really exemplifies everything you look for in a student athlete – incredible [...]
Comments (0) // Published: March 24, 2012
Manti Te’o Returning for Senior Season
Christmas Day is still two weeks away, but Notre Dame fans were treated to an early Christmas present on Sunday when junior linebacker Manti Te’o announced he would be returning to Notre Dame for his senior season instead of entering the 2012 NFL Draft. Earlier this week it was reported that Te’o sought an evaluation [...]
Comments (42) // Published: December 12, 2011
The Indispensables – 2011 Edition
With just over two days remaining until the 2011 season kicks off for Notre Dame, we take a look at our yearly pre-season list of the most indispensable players on the Irish roster. I started this column last year and unfortunately Notre Dame lost four of the ten players I listed for a substantial amount [...]
Comments (2) // Published: September 1, 2011
Manti Te’o Named to Bednarik Watch List
Earlier on Tuesday Dayne Crist and Michael Floyd were named to the Maxwell Award watch list and now a third Notre Dame player, Manti Te’o, was named to the Bednarik Award watch list heading into his junior season. The Bednarik Award is given annually to the best defensive player in college football by the Maxwell [...]
Comments (0) // Published: July 6, 2011
An Early Look at Notre Dame’s Top 10 for ’11
Last year UHND and several other Notre Dame bloggers ranked the top 25 players on the Irish roster and there are plans for such an exercise again this year, but today we have an early look at the top 10 players on the Irish roster courtesy of Matt Fairchild of SportsCrack.com. Matt may be contributing [...]
Comments (10) // Published: June 24, 2011
IBG – Southern Cal Edition
This week’s Irish Blogger Gathering is brought to us by OC Domer – a Notre Dame blogger subjected to USC much more than most of us. Be sure to check out his responses to these questions with the link above and see my responses below. 1. Notre Dame played perhaps its best game of the [...]
Comments (34) // Published: November 26, 2010
Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 23, Pitt 17
Notre Dame jumped out to an early lead for the second week in a row, but this time the Irish needed a late defensive stand to hold on for a 23-17 win over Pitt. Here are this week’s initial impressions. Offense Dayne Crist is still a work in progress. He’s showing signs of really picking [...]
Comments (536) // Published: October 10, 2010
Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 14, Stanford 37
Notre Dame suffered a tough loss Saturday at the hands of Stanford. The Irish were dominated on both lines of scrimmage and struggled to sustain much offense throughout the game. Here are some initial thoughts on today’s game. Offense The offensive line had its roughest day of the season. Stanford generated a pass rush all [...]
Comments (233) // Published: September 25, 2010
(Not So) Initial Impressions – Michigan 28, Notre Dame 24
This week’s initial impressions is coming a little late. The UHND crew was in South Bend this weekend for the game and a lack of internet and some travel snafus have delayed my normal posting. With all that said, here are some thoughts on the Michigan game. It goes without saying at this point, but [...]
Comments (85) // Published: September 14, 2010
Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 23, Purdue 12
The Brian Kelly Era started off on the right foot with an 11 point victory over instate rival Purdue Saturday afternoon. Many positives can be taken away from the 2010 season opener, but it was also very evident that the Irish have a lot to work on this weekend. We’ll start on the defensive side [...]
Comments (63) // Published: September 4, 2010
The Indispensables – 2010 Edition
This week’s Irish Blog Gathering got me thinking about who would be the toughest players on the Irish roster to replace if they were to go down to an injury. Figuring out who is the hardest to replace isn’t just a matter of listing the best players on the roster though – you have to [...]
Comments (3) // Published: September 3, 2010
IBG – Let’s Get This Party Started Edition
The long off-season is almost over and in just a few short days we will get our first glimpse of the 2010 Fighting Irish and the Brian Kelly Era. The start of the season also means the return of the Irish Blogger Gathering. We here at UHND are hosting this week’s so be sure to [...]
Comments (6) // Published: August 30, 2010
Kelly’s Clipboard – Notes from 8/9
Head coach Brian Kelly spoke with the media after Monday’s practice. Here are some highlights from what he had to say. Duval Kamara was back at practice on Monday after a holdup with some paperwork. Kelly didn’t get into any details about it other than saying that Kamara was back. Tight end Kyle Rudolph didn’t [...]
Comments (9) // Published: August 10, 2010
Training Camp ’10 – Day 3 Videos
Here’s a quick roundup of a lot of the videos that have been posted by some Notre Dame sites over the last few days. Brian Kelly talking about building confidence and consistency. Ethan Johnson talking about how he fits in the 3-4 defense. Manti Te’o talking about the upcomming season. Kelly talking about the freshman. [...]
Comments (1) // Published: August 9, 2010
Ranking Irish – The Top 5
The Notre Dame blogger player rankings for 25 conclude today with the top 5. Before we started, let’s get this out of the way. The previous sets of rankings can be found here - part 1 (25-21), part 2 (20-16), part 3 (15-11), part 4 (10-6). Now without further ado, here is my 5. Everyone’s [...]
Comments (25) // Published: July 19, 2010
ESPN Picks Notre Dame’s Top 5
ESPN’s Brian Bennett published a list of Notre Dame’s top 5 players for the 2010 season on Thursday and the list is a little interesting. Here’s how Bennett ranked the top players for the Irish. Dayne Crist, QB (Jr) Darius Fleming, OLB (Jr) Kyle Rudolph, TE (Jr) Manti Te’o, ILB (So) Michael Floyd, WR (Jr) [...]
Comments (27) // Published: July 9, 2010
Manti and Who In the Middle?
With Brian Smith moving back to outside linebacker and Manti Te’o taking over as one of the inside linebackers in Bob Diaco’s 3-4 defense, an opening exists at one of the inside backer spots that will be one of the more interesting position battles of the spring. While Brian Kelly mentioned on Friday that Manti [...]
Comments (9) // Published: March 29, 2010
Initial Impression – Notre Dame at Stanford
It’s tough to really get into the X’s and O’s of Saturday’s season finale, but here are some thoughts about an actual football game instead of another post speculating about who might be coaching next season. As much as I agree with the decision to let Stanford score in the final minute – Stanford could [...]
Comments (48) // Published: November 30, 2009
Initial Impressions – Boston College at Notre Dame
Notre Dame improved to 5-2 on the season with another last minute minute this weekend topping Boston College 20-16. Brian Smith sealed the Irish victory with his first interception of the season in the final minute. Here are some notes on the game. A win is a win. Notre Dame probably should have won this [...]
Comments (81) // Published: October 26, 2009
Initial Impressions – Washington at Notre Dame
After making the long trip home from South Bend and rewatching the game, here are my initial impressions from Notre Dame’s latest last minute victory. All three of the goal line stands were remarkable. The double goal line stand was unbelievable. After the roughing the snapper penalty it would have been pretty easy for them [...]
Comments (111) // Published: October 4, 2009
Charlie Weis Presser Notes – Washington Preview
Charlie Weis met with the media for his weekly Tuesday press conference and addressed the health status of his team as well as their preparation for this weekend’s matchup with Washington. Jimmy Clausen and Armando Allen were both back at practice and were “ready to go”. Ben Turk has passed Eric Maust on the depth [...]
Comments (11) // Published: September 30, 2009
Lessons Learned – Notre Dame at Purdue
This week’s Lessons Learned column comes a bit late, but here are my final thoughts on Notre Dame’s win over Purdue. Clausen has a ton of heart. Needless to say, Clausen showed a lot of heart on Saturday and really put his name into the Heisman race with his performance. His stats were modest (he [...]
Comments (13) // Published: September 29, 2009
Charlie Weis Presser Notes – Purdue Wrapup
Charlie Weis wrapped up Notre Dame’s wild 24-21 win over Purdue with his weekly Sunday press conference. Here are some notes and some video from what Weis had to say. Jimmy Clausen’s foot was feeling much better on Sunday than it was a week ago. Weis said that the plan will be to get through [...]
Comments (27) // Published: September 28, 2009
Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 24, Purdue 21
Jimmy Clausen came off the bench to lead Notre Dame to its second fourth quarter comeback in as many weeks Saturday night with a 24-21 victory over the Boilermakers. The Irish didn’t have the services of Armando Allen and had Clausen for a little less than half the game, but were able to make a [...]
Comments (83) // Published: September 27, 2009
Weis Presser Notes – Michigan State Week
Charlie Weis held his weekly Tuesday press conference previewing this weekend’s matchup with Michigan State. Here are a few notes on what Weis had to say. Injury update – Armando Allen and Michael Floyd should be OK, but James Aldridge is still doubtful for the game. There is a plan in place for improving the [...]
Comments (2) // Published: September 16, 2009
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