Several months ago, Nau’Jour Grainger, better known by his stage name Toosii, said he would pause his music career to pursue his football aspirations. His pivot led to an opportunity with Syracuse beginning in 2026.
Grainger’s commitment to Syracuse was short-lived after the rapper later announced he would not join the program’s incoming recruiting class. Grainger pointed to recent comments made by Syracuse head coach Fran Brown about his scholarship opportunity.
In a social media post, Grainger argued that Brown’s account of events leading up to his exit did not accurately reflect what happened. The 26-year-old later described the coach as a “bozo.”
“No coach, that ain’t what happened,” Grainger said in a TikTok video. “I told you I wasn’t coming there no more, and you feel like you wanted to break the news first before I told people what school I was going to. (Brown) is a bozo for that.”…