Imagine this for one second. You’re a young collegiate athlete (early twenties let’s say) and you’ve decided to stick around for a nice little pickup game after practice. All of the sudden, a famous musician comes from out of nowhere and asks if you want to join him and his bandmates in their own game. What do you do, say no? No-brainer right?
Wrong.
A group of University of Kentucky soccer players found that out the hard way when they agreed to participate in a pickup game with the Foo Fighters and their team coaches ahead of a concert on May 1 at Rupp Arena. The players were reportedly enjoying their own game on the University’s field when a member of the band approached them about playing. Three members of the men’s team and one of the women’s took part and will have to sit out two supervised team activities such as practice or meetings.
Doesn’t this just all seem a bit ridiculous? A famous musician approaches you about playing the game you’ve loved your whole life, and you’re expected to turn it down? Just doesn’t add up, but based on the light punishment it still seems worth it. We’re sure coaches aren’t that mad either, considering they participated themselves!
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UK is no stranger to these types of incidents. In 2016, former football assistant Lamar Thomas violated NCAA rules when he provided tickets to Brittany Wagner from the Last Chance U. A year before, a violation of “preferential treatment” went down when Tyler Ulis of the Men’s basketball team met with Drake backstage at a Chicago show.
When it comes down to it, life’s about choices, and it doesn’t exactly sound like these players made the wrong one.
(H/T Courier Journal)
