In the world of American college football in 2009, closely watched freshman linkebacker Manti Te’o – a hot recruit from Hawaii whose talent was only matched by the religious values so closely aligned with those of the University of Notre Dame, for which he was playing – seemed untouchable.
A Mormon who publicly said he was fighting his best on the field to honour the deaths of his girlfriend and grandmother, the player was even a contender for the Heisman Trophy.
