Manti Te'o suffers personal tragedy, will probably still play v. State

Yeah, I'm all for Teo missing games, but not for something like this.  I can't imagine losing two people that close to you at once.  

I hope he can move forward from this, I know I'd be lost.

Thoughts and condolences to him and his girlfriends loved ones.

geez.  best wishes to the kid.

Prayers go out to him right now. I cannot even fathom losing two loved ones (especially someone so young) in such a short period of time.



Cancer is such an awful disease. I know first hand cause I have it too.

That's a tough 1-2 combo to the chin for the kid. Condolences.

Prayers for him and his family as my heart breaks for anyone who loses loved ones to that disease.

Man, you wouldn't wish this on anyone.  Best wishes to him, and I hope the unconfirmed reports about his grandmother are wrong.

wow.  poor guy.  when it rains it pours.  however, i think he plays.

That is just awful. 

That sucks. But play and kill state, they wouldn't want anything less.

Always liked the kid (except when he played against us), he showed a lot of class coming back this year. Condolences to him and his family, hope he finds some peace and solace

I know this is lower on the importance scale but in an era of big time college football, and the stereotypes that come along with it.  I for one am impressed in a kid who obviously stuck with a girlfriend who had cancer.  This couldn't have been easy for him with the pressures of being "the athelete" on campus and I'm sure many of young females trying to get his attention. 

I think we can all come together and say "To hell with Leukemia". I can't imagine dealing with that at that age, thoughts and prayers to Te'o.

such  a young age to deal with something like that.

This is Sad

Just awful news to hear, my prayers will be with Manti and his family in this very difficult time. Stay strong, big fella.

In his journal he wrote "The light has gone out of my life." and put a X in the rest of the space for that day.

My sympathies to Manti Te'o and the affected families.

I'd just like to take this opportunity to give a nice, hearty "fuck you" to cancer.  What a terrible disease. 

and for the families involved. Seems like a great young man, and hope he attends to his personal business with strength and resolve. 

Very sad. Couldn't imagine losing my girlfriend whom I've been with since high school. Would be like someone tearing half of me apart. Especially at such a young age like that. Not to mention a family member as well.

I feel for him.

My condolences and thoughts to Manti Te'o, his family and his girlfriend's family.

I cannot imagine losing two people I love dearly in the space of a day. 

That's just awful.  Te'o is a great player and even better kid - I can't even imagine what he's going through right now.

out to both families... 

cancer sucks!!! i lost my mom to it in 2005 after a 5 year fight...

T'eo to my prayer list. Stay tough, kid.

Sometimes life just sucks.  Horrible disease.

Too young to live through that.

Looks like he will be playing. Link

Yikes. As someone who is personally going through a form of this dreaded illness to a loved one, my thoughts and prayers go out to Manti and his loved ones.

Damn, poor guy. Good news that he's able to play.

This means Spartys fledgling new offense will be facing exactly 2 other returning starters from the ND defense they played last year: OLB Prince Shembo, and SS Jamoris Slaughter (my vote for coolest sports name ever, just saying) But 5 of the other starters were playing in the 2 deep last year so it isn't so bad. Interesting to see how Sparty passes against NDs depleted backfield, and how well Bell rushes against their front 7 after they faced Navy's option and shut down Purdues modest running game. Also interesting to see which qb(s) ND will play.

I literally have no idea how either team will play this Saturday as both had close, ugly wins against similar opponents, and both had blowout wins over inferior opponents, but I'm betting ND can limit Spartys offense enough to win.

I have a feeling he could be in for a career game

I hate cancer so much. I hope he recovers to the best of his ability.

Sad news indeed. I wish he and his family the best through tough times.

This puts football watching into perspective.

I do agree with his decision/want to play, I just think that he will not be very effective and this will frustrate him. ND loses this game.

God bless all those who r victims of cancer

Ugh that's rough, but I commend him for wanting to play. This is something no one should ever have to go through.



Hope this fuels him to a career day.

Man, hurts my heart to hear this news.. No one should have to go through that..  I am about the same age as Teo (a year older I think) and I can't imagine how I would feel to lose my long term girlfriend, let alone my grandmother also in such a short span of time...  As others have stated, I salute Teo for staying with his girlfriend through what had to be an incredibly hard and heart breaking process.  Many married couples are not willing to do what Teo did, that says a lot about him as a man and about their relationship.  Anyways, Teo, his family, and his girlfirend's family are in my thoughts...  Good luck to him this weekend.

well guess i'm rooting for ND then 

That's tough. Feel for the young man. He is going to be pissed off and taking it out on sparty

I feel for the kid. Its times like these you remember are time on earth is short! Football suddenly gets put on the back burner. I hope football become his outlet and inspiration to move forward.

His team and fans will support him, as will all college football fans. You really have to respect him and feel for his losses.

So sorry for this guy and we totally understand of he chose not to play and prayers are going his way. Will be rooting for him in the future.

Terrible tragedy. Thoughts all around.

Be blessed big guy.

are with you and the families that have also lost loved ones.  I know what that is like.

Best wishes to this young man. That is heartbreaking. Kid's shouldn't have to go through that stuff.

Poor kid. I couldn't imagine losing two people that were close to me back to back like that. I wish him the best.

Best wishes to you Manti.