Newsstand: Notre Dame great Manti Te’o being considered for NFL Network job
Take a poll of Notre Dame fans asking if they’d like to see more of Notre Dame great Manti Te’o on their television screens, and most of the responses would be yes. Absolutely. Unimously positive, perhaps.
Good news for the supporters: it might actually be happening.
Te’o is being considered as a replacement for Jason McCourty on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” show, which will be based in Los Angeles starting this year. It was previously based in New York. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand linked Te’o and Akbar Gbajabiamila as candidates to sit on the panel alongside host Jamie Erdahl.
Te’o got some air time on NBC in 2022 as part of the network’s broadcast of the Fighting Irish’s home game against Cal in September of that year. Te’o made an emotional return to South Bend for one of the first times since he was a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2012, a year in which he led the Irish to a 12-0 record and a spot in the national championship game against Alabama.
Te’o was one of the best to ever do it in a Notre Dame uniform. He’s on the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot for totaling 437 tackles, 34.0 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and 7 interceptions in four years with the Irish.
Notre Dame tweets of the day
Riley Leonard is a serious 2025 NFL Draft prospect, even if the first few months of his time in South Bend were spent rehabbing a nagging ankle injury that required two surgical procedures.
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Ben Herbstreit
POTUS sends heartfelt note
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Lincoln Riley
USC coach talks job rumors
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Jahkeem Stewart
USC lands five-star DL
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Mike Gundy status
BOR meeting sparks speculation
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Ryan Day on future
Ohio State HC gives blunt answer
Speaking of Leonard … don’t forget to order a copy of the 2024 Blue & Gold Illustrated Football Preview magazine with the Irish’s new quarterback on the cover. Today is the last day to preorder.
Marquette transfer Liza Karlen has arrived in South Bend and is ready to get to work with her Fighting Irish teammates.
Blue & Gold quote of the day
“The gritty part of it — grit, to me, is an incredibly important word not only in your life but in the game of football. We break grit down into grateful, resilient, intense and together.”
— Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on ND’s offensive identity
Blue & Gold headlines of the day
- Notre Dame has nation’s No. 8 QB room per Pro Football Focus
- Inside the ‘gold and gritty’ identity of Mike Denbrock’s Notre Dame offense
- Standout safety recruit Kaden Gebhardt takes unique approach by competing in Notre Dame Irish Invasion
- 86 days until Notre Dame football: A Jeremiyah Love stat worth improving upon
- Insight into On300 OL Carter Scruggs’ Notre Dame Irish Invasion camp performance
- Lucky Charms: Three key 2026 targets to visit Notre Dame in June; intel from Steve Wiltfong
- Irish Invasion: Budding DL King Liggins working to become next Notre Dame Chicagoland target
- Preview: Dozen key Notre Dame recruits in South Bend for big official visit weekend
