
By SouthBendTribune
SOUTH BEND -- Facing questions about what they knew of the Manti Te’o catfishing scam and when,University of Notre Dame leaders are defending their decision not to reveal it before the Jan. 7 BCSnational championship football game.
Administrators involved in responding to the hoax spoke with the South Bend Tribune on Saturday, explaining how they learned about it and how they decided to proceed. They stand by those decisions. Two officials spoke on the record but The Tribune agreed to a request to quote only university spokesman Dennis Brown by name.