College Football Reporters Not Surprised By 'The Blind Side' Story

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A decade ago the story of Michael Oher rising from a broken home to being adopted by the Tuohy family to becoming an

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NFL star captured the hearts of America. But a new story suggests that it wasn't quite as real as we thought.

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A new court petition from Oher alleges that the Tuohys never formally adopted him,

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but merely tricked him into signing a conservatorship that allowed them to profit off his story and likeness while he himself received nothing.

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As devastating as the story is, some college football reporters don't seem too surprised by the revelation.

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Taking to Twitter both USA Today's Dan Wolken and the Washington Post's Steven Godfrey admitted that they weren't surprised to hear this.

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Their replies are filled with people who don't appear surprised either.

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Michael Oher's story became the Academy Award nominated film "The Blind Side,"

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