Toosii has left the LSU Tigers soccer group. Coach Lane Kiffin says the rapper parted methods after he signed a take care of a playing firm.
On Wednesday (June 17), LSU Soccer head coach Lane Kiffin appeared on the Within the Bayou with Tyrann Mathieu podcast and revealed that the previous 2021 XXL Freshman left this system on account of his signing a take care of a playing firm. Toosii, born Nau’Jour Grainger, joined the LSU Tigers soccer squad again in March as a large receiver and impressed the coaches together with his athletic prowess.
On the podcast episode, which may be seen beneath, Kiffin stated the 27-year-old rapper’s departure from LSU was due to “limitations on what he could make and do” when making an attempt to juggle his music profession alongside soccer.
“I feel he signed with like one of many, I do not know what they’re known as, the playing firm factor the place you do the commercials for him and stuff, and that should not work within the NCAA, ,” he stated.
What Kiffin is referring to is NCAA NIL guidelines that enable school athletes to earn cash. Underneath the foundations, athletes can signal endorsement offers and nonetheless play sports activities whereas constructing a model with their identify, picture and likeness (NIL). Nonetheless, they can not promote playing, alcohol, or tobacco. So, with Toosii’s reported partnership with a playing firm, he violates NCAA compliance guidelines, and subsequently, cannot play on the collegiate stage.
However, Kiffin stated Toosii was a promising expertise throughout his quick stint on group, and insisted that it wasn’t a publicity stunt.
“I actually loved being round him. It wasn’t a stunt in any respect,” he stated. “He actually wished to see if he might do it.”
XXL has reached out to Toosii’s rep for remark.
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