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Look: Snoop Dogg shouts out Gamecocks newcomer

Keisean Nixon scored a touchdown Saturday on an interception return in South Carolina’s win over Arkansas.

On Sunday, he received a social media shout-out from rapper Snoop Dogg.

Nixon played his most significant snaps of the season Saturday.

The USC junior defensive back, who is from Compton, Calif., participated in Snoop Dogg’s Snoop Youth Football League in his younger years.

He attended Arizona Western College before transferring to the East Coast. Before enrolling at USC, he had a chat with Snoop Dogg.

The message: “Do it big and do it for the coast. Put on for my city, but really just stay focused and just be another SYFL legend.”

This story was originally published October 8, 2017 at 7:59 PM with the headline "Look: Snoop Dogg shouts out Gamecocks newcomer."

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