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As soon as Danny Mattingly (Spokane, Wash./Mead) arrived at Oregon for his official visit, he got sick. "I got really bad strep throat," the four-star recruit said. "My throat just got really swollen. I didn't do very much more than just kind of l...

At each stop during the final day of this week's Northern California road trip, I took a minute to check Twitter. I wanted to see if Lavon Hooks had announced his decision. The defensive tackle out of Northeast Mississippi Community College, rated...

SEATTLE -- By the time Washington's last big recruiting weekend of 2012 wraps up, the Huskies will have hosted 11 members of the ESPN 300. The program has been able to bring in plenty of top talent and will get a few more to visit in January, incl...

SEATTLE -- With at least eight official visitors in Seattle this weekend, there was plenty to get Washington fans excited. Then Danny Mattingly (Spokane, Wash./Mead) decommitted from Notre Dame on Thursday. Less than 24 hours later, Reuben Foster ...

After taking some time to think about his future, Danny Mattingly (Spokane, Wash./Mead) decided that playing college football for Notre Dame "wasn't the right thing for me." The 6-foot-5, 218-pound athlete confirmed Thursday he is no longer commit...

SEATTLE -- With two months remaining before signing day, recruiting rumors are flying fast and furious. With every in-home visit college coaches make, there are posts on Twitter, message boards and recruiting sites that spark hope among fans a pro...

SEATTLE -- As soon as coaches were allowed to hit the road for in-home visits last Sunday, Washington's coaching staff scattered. One of the Huskies' first stops was on the other side of the state to see Notre Dame athlete commit Danny Mattingly (...

AUBURN, Wash. -- Danny Mattingly (Spokane, Wash./Mead) pointed toward his teammate, Langston Ward. "Langston over there, I was his first friend he ever met when he moved here from New York," the senior athlete said. The Notre Dame commit stood ...

SEATTLE -- With two Pac-12 contests and a bowl game left in 2012, Washington's season has hit the backstretch. However, while the Huskies are facing those few final games, the program's second season -- the recruiting season -- is reaching its cre...

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 fo...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- There are moments as a sports writer when a plan comes together. And, after what transpired Thursday, I'm still having a hard time soaking in everything -- both the expected and unexpected. The day started with a morning to drive...

Caleb Tucker called his official visit to Washington the "icing on the cake." The 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker (Monroe, La./Ouachita Parish) spent the weekend in Seattle. He toured the city and got better acquainted with his future teammates. ...

SEATTLE -- Danny Mattingly and Caleb Tucker walked down the stairs from the stands to the field. The recruits wore matching black Washington jackets and somber expressions. They had just watched the Huskies fall to No. 11 USC 24-14 and followed be...

SEATTLE -- If there is one thing that comes up each week, if not every day, it is the offensive line. There are questions about the linemen Washington is recruiting. There are questions about the program's development of linemen. There are questio...

SEATTLE -- With many of the top targets in Washington drawing out the 2012 recruiting process, there was drama all the way to signing day. KeiVarae Russell (Everett/Mariner) turned out the lights on Washington fans, picking Notre Dame in December....

With the summer swelter finally in full swing across the state, high school football practices are set to start Wednesday. Bellevue (Wash.) Bellevue opens the year looking to claim its fifth straight Class 3A state championship -- the Wolverines h...