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ND recruit dies in spring break accident

NBC Sports ^ | April 2, 2010

Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2010 12:24:59 AM by Cheap_Hessian

Offensive lineman Matt James, one of the top prospects in new Notre Dame coach Brain Kelly's first recruiting class, died Friday in Panama City, Fla., after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony, according to WKRC-TV in Cincinnati and the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune.

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Notre Dame Recruit Dies In Spring Break Accident

College Football, DeathCousins of Ron MexicoApril 3rd. 2010, 11:30am

Notre Dame recruit Matt James was on spring break in Panama City when he fell off a third story hotel balcony. The 17-year-old high school senior died instantly. The 6′6″ offensive lineman from Cincinnati was in Florida with friends, including fellow Notre Dame recruit Luke Massa.

The family was delivered the news during an uncle’s 50th birthday party. This is a very sad story and an example of a spring break worst case scenario. There’s no toxicology report yet, but… yeah… He’s a 17-year-old on spring break in Panama City.

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James had also been recruited by Ohio State, Alabama, Tennessee, LSU, Florida State and North Carolina.

Why is a 17 yr old on SPRING BREAK VACA unsupervised? I could understand if he was in college, but he's still a high school kid.

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I went on unsuprevised spring break trips when I was 16 and in High School. Just about everyone I knew did too.

Parents raise their kids differently, the thought of me going on Spring Break & hanging out with pissy drunk college kids @ 16 would make my mom laugh then ask me if I bumped my head on something. Some parents don't give their kids boundaries though.

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All I needed to do was read the article to know he was twisted. It's SPRING BREAK, Sex & drugs are prerequisites. Which again lends to my earlier point of parents allowing a HIGH SCHOOL KID to go on spring break with College kids unsupervised. Even so, underage drinking is the main culprit here. I feel bad for the parents, they must be devastated. SMH

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Parents raise their kids differently, the thought of me going on Spring Break & hanging out with pissy drunk college kids @ 16 would make my mom laugh then ask me if I bumped my head on something. Some parents don't give their kids boundaries though.

I really wouldn't judge the parents, bad things happen. To all of us at times. There were parents on this trip so obviously the parents felt comfortable.

Regardless this is a terrible tragedy. May he RIP.

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I really wouldn't judge the parents, bad things happen. To all of us at times. There were parents on this trip so obviously the parents felt comfortable.

Regardless this is a terrible tragedy. May he RIP.

agree..u can be best parent in world and a 'dumb teen' will do dumb things sometimes..its the nature of the 'teen beast'...

rip....

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Idiot, but RIP.

You're a top recruit to ND to play football and you're boozing it up in Florida? Smart.

If I was a top athlete I wouldn't poison my body with alcohol, or if I was to still drink it wouldn't be more than 2 or 3 at a time, and only once in a while.

Chad Ochocinco does it right.

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Idiot, but RIP.

You're a top recruit to ND to play football and you're boozing it up in Florida? Smart.

If I was a top athlete I wouldn't poison my body with alcohol, or if I was to still drink it wouldn't be more than 2 or 3 at a time, and only once in a while.

Chad Ochocinco does it right.

I hear ya, but at 16/17 shiit happens,,I KNOW u sometimes look back and say 'How the f**k did I survive that' when thinking of things u did,,we all do :D

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