Singer/Rapper Toosii has achieved his goal of playing Division I college football.
On Monday, December 1st, he announced his commitment to play football at Syracuse University for the 2026 football season.
The announcement comes after training at various colleges since August, such as N.C. State, Maryland, USC, Sacramento State, and even Duke. His first offer had come from Brennan Marion.
Toosii, whose birth name is Nau’Jour Grainger, was born in Syracuse, and played high school football at Rolesville High School. His position was wide receiver.
He has been very candid about his journey, documenting his experience along the way on platforms like Twitch and Instagram (@toosii).
In a social media post, he expressed his gratitude to God as well as his supporters:
“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 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 🍊 #COMMITTED #315baby #AGTG”
His latest single, “777”, was just released Nov 28th, 2025, on Black Friday. We placed it on our Rap Melodies playlist. Check it out below:
His song “Champs” is featured on our Sports Hype Hop playlist:
