Toryan Smith could have talked himself out of a job. The senior linebacker did it anyway, giving freshman Manti Te'o a gentle nudge in to Jon Tenuta's nest, not always a nurturing place to be. Smith had already taken his rippings from Notre Dame's defensive coordinator, the kind that can leave a linebacker's head spinning. Now the veteran wanted to make sure Te'o survived his.

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