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I mean, at least he did sing "Wagon Wheel," even if nobody could hear him singing to himself as he walked awkwardly around the field and waved at fans. But I'm not sure that's what everybody was expecting... https://twitter.com/ETSUHoopsNation/status/1855333856712306769 https://twitter.com/ETSU_Buckeye/status/1855332446549549235 https://twitter.com/hoops83657/status/1855392434798182882 Well it turns out the school heard some of the criticism, and their athletic director Dr. Richard Sander addressed the controversy at a press conference today, explaining that it was the singer's management who wouldn't allow him to sing: "I'd also like to clear up a little bit of the situation with Darius Rucker. First of all, there were so many lies, innuendos, mistruths that were put out on social media... The reality of that is we did not pay Darius Rucker one cent. We didn't pay for his expenses, we didn't even give him a game ticket. He came here because he had heard about us playing 'Wagon Wheel' after the third quarter. He wanted to be a part of it. He cares a great deal about this community. Thought he could come here and support the ETSU Bucs and northeast Tennessee. So he did it all on his own. He let us know that he would participate in the third quarter situation. Initially to be perfectly honest, he thought he could sing 'Wagon Wheel,' but his management team called us and said that they didn't want him to do that. So that's kind of what happened... I appreciate Darius Rucker being here... He was extremely gracious to everybody he came in contact with." Hey, as somebody who went to a smaller school myself, I've learned that you have to take what you can get.@cyndi_buchanan1Remember that time when Darius Rucker walked around the football field while everyone samg his song. That was interesting…🤣🤣🤣♬ original sound - Cyndi Davis Buchanan
@ravenmitchell Darius Rucker at the ETSU football game #dariusrucker #football #wagonwheel ♬ Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker