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Mitchell Northam

Virginia Tech students sang ‘Enter Sandman’ after the NCAA banned the school from playing it and it was so much better

If you’ve ever been to a sporting event in Blacksburg, Va., then you’ve likely heard Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” blared over loudspeakers. The song came out in 1991, but it became a tradition at Virginia Tech in 2000 when the school played it during the season opener for football at Lane Stadium.

The song has stuck around the Hokies ever since and has been embraced by the women’s basketball team, which has a No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA tournament.

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