Every time you think college football can’t get any weirder, you’re proven wrong.

The latest fascinating story in the sport is that 25-year-old rapper Nau’Jour Grainger, who goes by the stage name Toosii, has committed to play football at Syracuse. Grainger announced the decision Monday on his Instagram, which has more than four million followers.

COMMITTED 🙏🏽 For every kid who ever had a dream, make it reality. God’s will is the way and no one can stop it not even the devil. I wanna thank my lord and savior Jesus Christ for even giving me the strength to chase what I believed when so many people told me I couldn’t. Thank… pic.twitter.com/WUNyvFV4KV

— Toosii (@toosii2x) December 1, 2025

“To be born in Syracuse and move to North Carolina at age 12 and haven’t been back since,” Grainger wrote in his post. “When Coach Fran called, I knew it was a sign from God. So with that being said, Cuse I’m coming home.”

Born in Syracuse, N.Y., Grainger moved to North Carolina when he was young. At Rolesville High School in Raleigh, N.C., Grainger played wide receiver for the football team. He stopped playing football to chase a music career, landing his first hit in 2020 with “Love Cycle,” which went platinum, while “Poetic Pain” earned gold. In 2023, he skyrocketed to fame when “Favorite Song” went viral on TikTok and reached double platinum.

In August, Grainger announced that he would pause his music career to pursue a football career. He announced on social media that he was hoping to play for a college football team during the upcoming season. Grainger visited Syracuse, NC State and Duke and received a scholarship offer from Sacramento State, according to 247Sports.

“I’m chasing history. First multi-platinum recording artist to go back to school and play DIVISION I football. Next year I’m gonna be on somebody’s team mark my words!” he wrote in an Aug. 18 post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that showed him at the NC State practice facility.

He said he was “speechless” after he received his first offer, from Sacramento State, and posted several videos of himself training at NC State’s practice facility, running routes, catching passes and practicing wide receiver drills.

“For every kid who ever had a dream, make it reality,” Grainger said in his commitment post.

Grainger joins the Orange’s 2026 recruiting class, which ranks as the No. 5 class in the ACC and the No. 30 class nationally, according to 247Sports. Syracuse went 3-9 this season and won just one conference game.