Every time you think college football can\u2019t get any weirder, you\u2019re proven wrong.<\/p>\n
The latest fascinating story in the sport is that 25-year-old rapper Nau\u2019Jour 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.<\/p>\n
COMMITTED \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd For every kid who ever had a dream, make it reality. God\u2019s 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\u2019t. Thank\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/WUNyvFV4KV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Toosii (@toosii2x) December 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cTo be born in Syracuse and move to North Carolina at age 12 and haven\u2019t been back since,\u201d Grainger wrote in his post. \u201cWhen Coach Fran called, I knew it was a sign from God. So with that being said, Cuse I\u2019m coming home.\u201d<\/p>\n 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 \u201cLove Cycle,\u201d which went platinum, while \u201cPoetic Pain\u201d earned gold. In 2023, he skyrocketed to fame when \u201cFavorite Song\u201d went viral on TikTok and reached double platinum.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m chasing history. First multi-platinum recording artist to go back to school and play DIVISION I football. Next year I\u2019m gonna be on somebody\u2019s team mark my words!\u201d he wrote in an Aug. 18 post<\/a> on X, formerly known as Twitter, that showed him at the NC State practice facility.<\/p>\n