BATON ROUGE -- Saturday's huge matchup between LSU and Texas A&M brought a ton to Baton Rouge, including basketball icon and LSU alumnus Shaquille O'Neal.

O'Neal spoke to WBRZ in front of a truck selling his officially licensed gummies called Shaq-A-Licious XL Gummies.

"I come back once a year and show my face. This is the place where the character Shaq was cultivated right in my marketing class, so I appreciate the fans," O'Neal said.

Shaq took the time to meet with fans of all ages while the truck was giving out bags of his gummies.

"I mean, just come and say hi to some old friends and some fans and beat people up who were Texas A&M gear," O'Neal joked.

WBRZ spoke with several fans who called the experience of meeting O'Neal surreal.

"It was very cool, I know he's taller than me fo

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