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Dr. Pepper sacks Larry Culpepper from college football commercials

The self-proclaimed "inventor of the college football playoff" is now unemployed, apparently.

Dr. Pepper commercials this fall won't be featuring Larry Culpepper, the soft-drink peddling, visor-wearing superfan who played by actor Jim Connor.

The company informed Connor that it's going a different direction with it's marketing campaign.

BREAKING: Jim Connor, who spent the past several years playing football fanatic Larry Culpepper in Dr. Pepper commercials, has told me that the company will not feature Culpepper in commercials going forward. Connor says the decision "Rocked my world" and was "An incredible gig." pic.twitter.com/an0DJBKO0w

— Adam Carriker (@AdamCarriker94) May 21, 2018

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