(Gray News) – Double-platinum rapper Toosii has announced his commitment to play football at Syracuse. The university confirmed the news on its football Instagram account .

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“When Coach Fran called, I knew it was a sign from God,” the 25-year-old rapper said Monday in a post on X .

Toosii, whose real name is Nau’Jour Grainger, was born and lived in Syracuse until he was 12. His family moved to North Carolina, where he played high school football, according to Syracuse.com .

He posted on X in August saying he was putting his music career on hold to train for the chance to play Division I college football.

“I’m chasing history - first multi-platinum recording artist to go back to school and play Division I football,” Toosii said in the post. “Next year I’m g

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