Rap legend Big Boi shouts out football playing son at HBCU Classic game

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The Florida Classic brought out the stars on Saturday in Orlando, including the father of a famous hip-hop icon to support his football-playing son.

Rap legend Big Boi of Outkast fame showed up at the annual Bethune-Cookman-Florida A&M rivalry game to watch his son, Wildcats running back Cross Patton, play in his final collegiate game.

“He’s been playing football since he was 5 years old,” Big Boi said in a video posted to X that featured a caption that acknowledged Patton’s career. “On to the next chapter.”

Before transferring to Bethune-Cookman, Patton spent three seasons at Oregon (2019-22) and two at Nevada (2022-23), where he played a combined 18 games as a running back and on special teams.

In his lone season at B-CU, Patton appeared in eight games, rushing for 17 yards on nine attempts. He also caught one pass for -1 yard.