Manti Te'o Makes a Diffrence At Notre Dame

Manti Te'o a true freshman linebacker for notre dame is a standout. He is fourth in over all tackles, with 35, 20 solo and 15 asists.He is a beast in his own right, i consider him one for the top linebackers in college football right now.Coming out of Punahou High School in Honolulu ,Hawaii he was the #1 defensive recruit in the country. He made the right choice, to attend Notre Dame over other schools, like USC,UCLA. He stated in an interview that Charlie Wiess was the only  coach that told him 'if you want to make a diffrence come play for us."

Here is some facts about Manti Te'o from und.com and Espn.com:

"HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 Under Armour All-American game in Orlando ... participated in Hawaii Prep Football Classic, which featured an all-star team from U.S. mainland against an all-star team from Hawaii ... named 2008 High School Athlete of the Year by Sporting News ... selected as defensive player of the year by USA Today ... became inaugural high school recipient of the Butkus Award, given to the best linebacker in the country ... two-time recipient of Hawaii Gatorade Player-of-the-Year award in 2007 and 2008 ... Sporting News rated him the top defensive player in the nation and second-best player in the country ... rated second-best overall prospect in the ESPNU150 and best linebacker according to ESPN ... ranked fifth nationally in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 for 2008 ... rated third in 2009 Athlon Consensus 100 ... ranked sixth nationally by Scout.com and its top linebacker prospect ... Rivals.com ranked him as 12th-best overall player nationally and second-best inside linebacker ... rated as the best player in Hawaii according to Rivals.com's postseason state rankings ... listed seventh nationally in Chicago Sun-Times rating of top 100 players ... Tom Lemming of CBSCollege Sports rated him as 12th-best all around player in his Top 100 ... named to SuperPrep Elite 50 squad as 12th-best overall player and made SuperPrep All-America team as second-best linebacker in the county ... also named SuperPrep Farwest Defensive Player of the Year ... named top overall prospect in the Offense-Defense 100 ... top vote-getter among defensive players in Long Beach Press-Telegram's 2009 Best in the West team ... selected to Western 100 in 2008 by Tacoma News Tribune ... named to 2008 MaxPreps All-America first-team defense as a senior ... named 2007 defensive player of the year and first-team all-state linebacker by Honolulu Star-Bulletin ... received first-team all-state and conference defensive player of the year honors as junior and senior by Honolulu Advertiser ... as sophomore named 2006 second-team all-state linebacker by both Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin as well as first-team all-conference ... registered 129 tackles, 11 sacks, three forced fumbles, three interceptions, one which he returned for a touchdown and a blocked punt that he scored a touchdown on during his senior campaign ... helped Punahou High School team capture its first ever state championship by racking up eight tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss, and a forced fumble in title game en route to 38-7 victory ... recorded 90 tackles and five sacks as junior in 2007 ... named an Eagle Scout in 2008 and volunteers his time at Hawaii Special Olympics and Head Start Preschool program ... graduated from President Barack Obama's high school ... high school teammate of Irish freshman wide receiver Roby Toma ... played for head coach Kale Ane at Punahou School ... born Jan. 26, 1991 ... full name is Manti Malietau Louis Te'o ... son of Ottilia and Brian Te'o ... enrolled in First Year of Studies." (from http://www.und.com/ )