SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -Notre Dame freshman linebacker Manti Te’o (MAN-tie TAY-oh) says he will delay taking a Mormon mission and return next season.
Te’o, who started the last eight games for the Irish and was fourth on the team with 63 tackles, said on Saturday he will delay his mission trip for at least one year and possibly until later in his life.
The 63 tackles by Te’o are the third most ever for a Notre Dame freshman. Linebacker Bob Golic finished with 82 in 1975 and defensive end Ross Browner had 68 in 1973. The 6-foot-2, 244-pound Hawaiian arrived on campus as the most highly rated defensive recruit for Notre Dame in years.
He had 10 tackles in the season finale against Stanford and also against Washington.
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