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Manti Te'o won't be bidding aloha to Notre Dame just yet.
The junior linebacker -- considered a potential first-round pick in the upcoming NFL Draft -- will return to the Irish for his senior season, his father, Brian, confirmed to the Tribune via text message on Sunday night.
Te'o apparently -- and somewhat shockingly -- made the news public at the Lott IMPACT Trophy awards banquet in Newport Beach, Calif. The Laie, Hawaii, native was a finalist for the award, which was won by Boston College's Luke Kuechly.
Brian Te'o said his son came to the decision Sunday after the family met in California on Saturday and had a "great talk" Saturday night about the stay-or-go call. Manti Te'o then finalized his decision Sunday before the banquet.
According to the Twitter feed of Fox Sports reporter Lisa Horne, Te'o said this at the ceremony: "I feel I'm not done at Notre Dame. I'll be coming back to Notre Dame."
Notre Dame later confirmed that Te'o would return for his senior year but a spokesman said there would be no official statement issued Sunday night. At the Irish's annual awards show Friday night on campus, Te'o received the student-athlete award but left the event without comment.
It is unquestionably a massive boon to the Irish defense in 2012, as Te'o led the team in tackles, tackles-for-loss and sacks in 2011 and was considered the No. 13 overall pro prospect by ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper, Jr.
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