Alonzo Carter insists he didn't know what was coming when San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan smiled in Carter's direction at a recent Spartans spring practice.
But when the song came on, Carter knew exactly what to do.
"Next thing you know, it's 'U Can't Touch This,'" Carter said. "I was like, 'Aw, man. He put me on front street.'"
Can't Touch This!! @RealCoachCarter with the moves from his days being on tour with @MCHammer ! #LetsGo ud83dudc4c pic.twitter.com/a0pouTYL6c
— SanJoseStateFootball (@SJSUSpartanFB) April 8, 2017
The video of Carter, the Spartans' first-year running backs coach, dancing to MC Hammer's classic 1990 song became a viral sensation -- and the team's players, none of whom had been born yet when the song became a pop-culture phenomenon, went wild.