Remember this dumb ass?
He used the same excuse initially after his lie fell apart. He said he had been the victim of some hoax by someone he thought was in touch with the schools and what not.
Te'o doing the same crap.
Notre Dame apparently knew on Dec 26th, how convenient they didn't publicly disclose it or clear things up until after the championship game was over, wouldn't want the nataional broadcast to make fun of your lying ass players.