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The UCF football team found itself in an unexpected dilemma Tuesday night when a viral video emerged on TikTok. In the clip, a group of EPCOT attendees were seen arguing with other patrons in a theme park line.
One person in the verbal quarrel began making claims that he was a Knights football player, but the program has denied those allegations.
The video picks up mid-argument with the folks recording accusing others of cutting the line. This altercation goes on for some time before one member in the line-hopping group says he’s a University of Central Florida athlete.
“I’ve got clout… You watch me on Saturdays, your family tailgates outside my stadium,” he exclaimed. “I make money… I’ve got more money in NIL than you ever will.”
Eventually, a Disney manager removes the group from the line, and everyone goes along with their day.
Unfortunately, the UCF football team got caught in the crosshairs due to that viral video. It replied in a way that is now becoming more popular than the actual video itself.
UCF Football posts response to viral TikTok video.
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“The individual in the TikTok video is not a member of our football team, and never has been,” the post read.
Out of context college football accounts have made it a meme, which is sure to become useful anytime someone does something stupid on social media.
We found out what this was about, and it’s way less interesting than this graphic, which we’re absolutely going to save and use as a template going forward. https://t.co/TMvNohG0dZ
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) December 13, 2023
That aside, it did cause an unwanted distraction for the university. Central Florida running back Preston Foreman actually took to his TikTok account to say that the person in the video was not actually him.
“As you can clearly see, I’m not the guy in that EPCOT TikTok video,” Foreman says while sporting an arm sling as he recovers from offseason surgery. “That guy’s never been on the UCF football team. I’ve never seen that guy in my life.”
The true culprit appears to have been identified, posting thier side of the story online.
“That whole act was disgusting, and it looked terrible honestly… They obviously started recording me after I got emotional.”
That social media user also confirmed that he is, indeed, not a part of the football team at UCF.