LB Mattingly shuts down rumor mill 
October, 22, 2012
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Mason Kelley | ESPN.com
SPOKANE, Wash. -- As a fall afternoon faded toward dusk, Danny Mattingly lingered on the Spokane (Wash.) Mead practice field. He tried to explain what it felt like when the first text message appeared on his phone the night before.
One text was followed by a flood. Each one asked the same question: Did you decommit from Notre Dame?
The rumor started on Twitter. It quickly spread. It caught the 6-foot-5, 218-pound athlete by surprise. It bothered him so much he couldn’t sleep.
One text was followed by a flood. Each one asked the same question: Did you decommit from Notre Dame?
The rumor started on Twitter. It quickly spread. It caught the 6-foot-5, 218-pound athlete by surprise. It bothered him so much he couldn’t sleep.
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Mason Kelley joined ESPN.com in 2012 and covers Washington recruiting. Kelley came to ESPN after spending three years as the high school sports coordinator at The Seattle Times. He has written about high school, college and professional sports since 2004, working for newspapers in Florida, California, Idaho and Washington. He currently lives in Seattle and can be reached at masonkelleyESPN@gmail.com.