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College football today is completely different than it was 10 years ago. As social media continues to play a bigger role in day-to-day life, it has led to some cringeworthy videos and it rarely ends well.
Earlier this year, a group of Florida State football players went viral for their since-deleted TikTok to Dua Lipa and got roasted. Now it is TCU’s turn.
As the Horned Frogs held its internal media day ahead of the 2022 season, a group of underclassmen decided to do a dance of their own. The since-deleted video posted by freshman Keagan Cunningham also featured two of his teammates. One of them appeared to be sophomore safety D’Arco Perkins-McAllister, but the other is not easily identifiable from the roster.
Regardless of who they are, they got in on a viral trend and did their dance. Cunningham, who has just over 8,000 followers on TikTok, is in the middle with the other two on either side.
— stunna__numba1 (@stunnanumba11) August 2, 2022
Cunningham, who is not listed on major recruiting sites, is probably a walk-on. But he can still ball.
Keagan Cunningham with the tip-toe!#UILState #UILonFSSW pic.twitter.com/RwNqJdpb6Z
— Dave Campbell's Texas Football — TexasFootball.com (@dctf) January 16, 2021
Although the TikTok dance is just an example of college kids having fun — WHICH IS A GREAT THING — there is a significant element of cringe attached. It’s very soft and the comment section had a field day.
“Immediately not bowl eligible,” said one user.
“Saving this so I can stitch after the 3-9 season,” said another.
While TikTok continues to play such a significant role in today’s society, Cunningham should have known better. JuJu Smith-Shuster got roasted for his TikToks, Florida State got dragged earlier this year, etc. Credit to Cunningham for going all-out and posting without a care of what the response might have been, but perhaps he should’ve left it in the drafts.