Manti Te'o Hoax: Katie Couric Beats Out Oprah for First On-Camera Interview

[Irish Envy]

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o continues to be on the defense following the revelation that his online girlfriend, who supposedly died of leukemia, was a fake.

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[kmoose]

Though Te'o -- who was poised to win the Heisman trophy before news of the hoax broke -- has spoken about being duped online with ESPN, Couric will mark his first non-print interview.

This passage makes it sound like he lost the Heisman because of the scandal. Really shoddy journalism, though I'm not sure why I am surprised.