John Riordan: Welcome to the woes of the Players' Tribune tribute tours
This month, Netflix launched their Untold series of sports scandals with a deep and impressive recap of how the double blow suffered by Manti Te’o (pictured) the day before their shock early season victory over Michigan State - the death of his grandmother and his girlfriend - was only half true because the girlfriend never existed.
The American College Football season kicks off this weekend with three inconsequential games in the US and one slightly less inconsequential clash in Dublin's Aviva Stadium. It “kicks off” in a manner of speaking, depending on which branding you read.
In a decision which I suspect is aimed at preserving the integrity of the more real kickoff (next week's "Week 1"), the four games being played on Saturday will make up a slate of contests affectionately known as "Week 0".
