- ABC News
- November 7, 2016
Darius Rucker might be singing "I only wanna be with you" more often. The 50-year-old lead singer of "Hootie And The Blowfish" told ESPN on Monday that he is now a partner in a company called MGC Sports, which represents golfers, football players and coaches. Rucker was approached by Alan Bullington, who had recently merged his sports agency, One Degree Management, with MGC, a law firm that has offices in the Southeast. "I said, jokingly to him, 'You want to work with us?'" Bullington said. "And he said, 'You aren't serious, are you?'" Rucker was looking to engage himself in a new challenge, with the desire of reducing his performances from 100 dates a year to about 30. A lifelong sports fan, Rucker thought the agency business was a fit. "If I didn't see Jay Z crushing it in the business like he is, I probably wouldn't have done it," Rucker said. "But I think I have a lot to offer." Rucker will be able to do whatever he needs to do to score golf clients to add to the firm's...