Anna Katherine ClemmonsAug 29, 2024, 09:00 AM ET
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Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine.
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Mitch Mason sat in his mother’s hospital room in Tampa. It was June 11, 2024 — his birthday — and his phone buzzed with text messages. He’d flown to Florida from Chapel Hill, where he has served as UNC...