I was never a Te'o fan, always felt like he was full of shit.
Funny thing is, I believe the guy was catfished. I saw a show where they had the guy who did it, re-create the voice and everything. Pretty darn convincing.
Te'o's problem was that he didn't come clean as soon as he realized what had happened. That was a pretty tough situation though, so I don't blame him too much.