re: Te'o's Girlfriend's Death a Hoax according to Deadspin

May not be a huge piece of the puzzle.....
But does anyone know when Manti made his relationship public? I keep seeing references that this was a 3 year relationship. My thinking is if he has talked about his "gf" for 2-3 years I am more inclined to believe him. If we just start hearing about it within the last 8-10 months I am more inclined to believe he was in on the hoax.

If he was talking about her 3 years ago, that is a long time to carry out a hoax(not impossible), in hopes of having a good enough season for it to be of some "benefit" during his senior year.

If he just starts talking about his 3 yr relationship this season then his involvement is more plausible...