Virginia’s Tech Hokies women’s basketball team is not permitted to play any music, including their usual crowd-pleaser, Metallica’s classic song ”Enter Sandman.”

The NCAA has implemented this rule to ensure that games are treated as a neutral event, preventing any advantage for the home team. Despite these regulations, Virginia Tech Hokies fans disregarded the rules and still chanted the lyrics of “Enter Sandman.”

Riley Wyant, the NBC 12 news anchor tweeted the next:

“Let me clarify here- Virginia Tech hosted this Women’s NCAA Tournament game as a ‘neutral site.

“So, the NCAA said the Hokies would be fined if they played their traditional ”Enter Sandman” entrance. So yes, the song was banned for this instance but not for usual home games.”

Let me clarify here- Virginia Tech hosted this Women’s NCAA Tournament game as a “neutral site”

So, the NCAA said the Hokies would be fined if they played their traditional Enter Sandman entrance. So yes, the song was banned for this instance but not for usual home games.

— Riley Wyant (@rileywyantTV) March 18, 2023