Former Notre Dame participant Manti Te’o follows members of the Notre Dame soccer workforce as they stroll by means of the group to the stadium earlier than a recreation towards California in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Michael Conroy, Related Press
One month after the premier of a Netflix documentary about his faculty catfishing saga, Manti Te’o returned to the College of Notre Dame on Saturday to assist fireplace up the group forward of his former workforce’s newest recreation.
Video clips shared on social media present Te’o addressing soccer followers in entrance of Notre Dame’s predominant library, which contains a piece of art work often called “Landing Jesus.”
The folks love Manti Te’o. Manti Te’o loves the folks.
— Tyler Horka (@tbhorka) September 17, 2022
Man, does he know the way to fireplace up the Notre Dame devoted. pic.twitter.com/ZNNNddBxdc
The previous Notre Dame and NFL linebacker urged the group to maintain believing within the Preventing Irish, who began the season 0-2.
“This workforce wants all of us. It’s simple to leap on the bandwagon when all the pieces’s going proper ... however what I wish to know is who’s with me? ... Who’s going to get off that wagon and begin pushing with me?,” Te’o stated in a video shared by Notre Dame beat reporter Tyler Horka.
Welcome house Manti pic.twitter.com/0VypVtGoUh
— Notre Dame Soccer (@NDFootball) September 17, 2022
Te’o later walked into the stadium with the workforce, who have been taking up the California Golden Bears. He was proven on the jumbotron whereas on the sector and obtained an enormous spherical of applause, in line with Horka.
“Manti Te’o (is) getting emotional,” he stated.
Manti Te’o getting emotional. pic.twitter.com/stNFgRJqFg
— Tyler Horka (@tbhorka) September 17, 2022
Saturday’s go to represented Te’o’s first public look at Notre Dame in practically a decade, The Related Press reported.