25-Year-Old Rapper Makes Surprising Commitment to Major College Football Program

Key Points

• 25-year-old rapper "Toosii" committed to the Syracuse Orange on Monday.
• His real name is Nau’Jour Grainger, and he played high school football at Rolesville in Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Born in Syracuse, New York, Grainger has been working on a football comeback, with his collegiate eligibility still intact.

A wild development shook the college football world on Monday when famous rapper Nau’Jour Grainger, better known as “Toosii,” announced he was committing to play college football at Syracuse University, recruited by head coach Fran Brown.

Grainger is 25 years old but still has his collegiate eligibility. He was an excellent high school player at Rolesville High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he moved at age 12 after being born in Syracuse, New York.

COMMITTED," he wrote on social media. "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 you to the people who supported me as well, it never go unnoticed. To be born in Syracuse and move to North Carolina at age 12 and haven’t been back since. When Coach Fran called, I knew it was a sign from God. So with that being said, Cuse I’m coming home."