Turns out being famous doesn’t make your fantasy football luck any better. Just ask Darius Rucker, who kicked off this season with a winless week—and decided to share his heartbreak with the world.
The Hootie & the Blowfish frontman (and country star in his own right) took to TikTok to air his fantasy football grievances. His big reveal? He’s playing in five different leagues this year, and somehow managed to lose every single one in Week 1.
“How do you go 0-5?” he asked, still in disbelief. “That’s not mathematically possible!”
Well, it is, Darius. And the fantasy gods have no mercy.
If you’re looking for some fantasy football solidarity, his pain is extremely relatable.
We’ve all had those weeks where your top draft pick underperforms, your sleeper pick stays asleep, and someone in your league you don’t even remember inviting casually puts up 160 points.
Even FanDuel got in on the action, commenting, “The key to winning fantasy football: just have a good time.” Which is cute advice, but Darius doesn’t look like he’s quite in good time territory yet.
Despite the rough start, there’s a silver lining: it’s only Week 1. The season is long, the waiver wire is wild, and there’s still plenty of time for his teams to pull it together (or spiral into meme-worthy disaster, which would honestly also be great content).
In the meantime, if you want to watch a grown man emotionally spiral over fantasy football while holding a cup of coffee and talking to his phone like it’s a therapist, Darius’s TikTok is a must-watch.
Here’s hoping his team bounces back next week. Or at the very least, maybe wins one. Just one. Please?