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Winston-Salem State University athletic director Eric Burns issued a public apology after a viral video revealed that stadium workers painted the hash lines at Bowman Gray Stadium with jagged, uneven strokes before a recent home game.
The footage, which has accumulated more than 2 million views in a single day, shows an unidentified individual marking the sidelines by taking large steps and laying down paint in an irregular pattern, leaving the field with markings that appeared significantly off standard.
The visual error prompted immediate backlash from fans and team personnel who were present at the stadium, leading to the university's formal response late Tuesday.
In a statement on social media, Burns acknowledged that the field markings fell short of WSSU athletics' standards and accepted responsibility for the oversight.
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