Florida high school quarterback prospect Marcus Stokes apologized Sunday, two days after a video of him using a racial slur was shared on social media. The incident resulted in the Gators pulling their scholarship offer. Stokes had been committed to Florida since July.
Stokes said in a Twitter post that he used the slur while singing along to a song.
“I was in my car listening to rap music, rapping along to the words and posted a video of it on social media. I deeply apologize for the words in the song that I chose to say,” Stokes’s statement read.