Talk:Scotty Fox Jr.

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'''Scotty Fox Jr.''' (born March 13, 2007) is an American college football quarterback for the [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia Mountaineers]]. He previously played high school football at [[Mentor High School]] in [[Mentor, Ohio]].

== Early life and high school career ==

Fox grew up in Mentor, Ohio, and participated in baseball and football during his youth. Baseball was initially a significant focus for Fox before his success at quarterback led him toward football.{{cite news |last=Kampf |first=John |title=Mentor football: Scotty Fox steered from baseball after early gridiron success |work=The News-Herald |date=October 29, 2024}}

Fox attended [[Mentor High School]], the same school attended by NFL quarterback [[Mitchell Trubisky]].{{cite web |title=Mitchell Trubisky |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/team/players-roster/mitchell-trubisky/ |publisher=Tennessee Titans |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

=== Freshman season ===

As a freshman in 2021, Fox became the first freshman in Mentor High School history to start at quarterback. He made his first start at age 14 after an injury to starting quarterback Jacob Snow. Against North Allegheny, Fox completed 12 of 21 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown.{{cite news |last=Kampf |first=John |title=Mentor aiming high with freshman Scotty Fox at quarterback |url=https://www.news-herald.com/2021/09/12/mentor-aiming-high-with-freshman-scotty-fox-at-quarterback/ |work=The News-Herald |date=September 12, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

In his next game, Fox threw for 375 yards and five touchdowns as Mentor defeated Football North (Clarkson), 41–19.{{cite news |last=Schudel |first=Jeff |title=Mentor pounds Clarkson, 41-19, with eight takeaways, five TD passes by Scotty Fox |url=https://www.news-herald.com/2021/09/17/mentor-pounds-clarkson-41-19-with-eight-takeaways-five-td-passes-by-scotty-fox/ |work=The News-Herald |date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

Fox finished his freshman season with 595 passing yards and six touchdown passes.{{cite web |title=Mentor Cardinals Football Game Notes |publisher=Mentor Cardinals Football |website=Mentor Redline |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

=== Sophomore season ===

Fox became Mentor's full-time starting quarterback as a sophomore in 2022. He threw for 3,134 yards and 30 touchdowns during the season.{{cite web |title=Mentor Cardinals Football Game Notes |publisher=Mentor Cardinals Football |website=Mentor Redline |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

Against Medina on September 30, 2022, Fox completed 37 of 53 passes for 509 yards and five touchdowns.{{cite news |last=White |first=David |title=Medina beats Mentor 52-38 behind Danny Stoddard's 432 yards and 6 TD |url=https://www.neosportsinsiders.com/medina-beats-mentor-52-38-behind-danny-stoddards-432-yards-and-6-td/ |website=NEO Sports Insiders |date=October 1, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2026}} His 509 passing yards are listed in the Ohio High School Athletic Association's state football record book.{{cite web |title=Football State Records |url=https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/staterecords/football |publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

The following week against Solon, Fox completed 25 of 43 passes for 349 yards and four touchdowns and led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives in Mentor's 33–27 victory.{{cite web |last=MacMillan |first=Owen |title=Two fourth quarter touchdowns give Mentor a 33-27 win over Solon |url=https://www.si.com/high-school/ohio/2022/10/08/two-fourth-quarter-touchdowns-give-mentor-a-33-27-win-over-solon |website=Sports Illustrated |date=October 8, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

Following the season, Fox was named second-team All-Northeast Lakes District, third-team Division I All-Ohio and All-Greater Cleveland Conference.{{cite news |title=High school football: Northeast Lakes All-District football teams |url=https://www.news-herald.com/2022/11/07/high-school-football-northeast-lakes-all-district-football-teams/ |work=The News-Herald |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}{{cite web |title=Division I Football All-Ohio Teams Announced |url=https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/News/division-i-football-all-ohio-teams-announced |publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association |date=December 8, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

=== Junior season ===

During his junior season in 2023, Fox passed for 2,275 yards and 22 touchdowns while completing 58 percent of his passes. He also rushed for 271 yards and 11 touchdowns.{{cite web |title=Scotty Fox Jr. |url=https://wvusports.com/sports/football/roster/scotty-fox-jr/19606 |publisher=West Virginia University Athletics |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

Fox was selected first-team All-Northeast Lakes District, second-team Division I All-Ohio and All-Greater Cleveland Conference following his junior season.{{cite web |title=Mentor Cardinals Football Game Notes |publisher=Mentor Cardinals Football |website=Mentor Redline |date=2024 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

=== Senior season ===

As a senior in 2024, Fox completed 64 percent of his passes for 2,759 yards and 34 touchdowns. He also rushed for 321 yards and seven touchdowns.

Fox helped Mentor complete an undefeated regular season and win the Greater Cleveland Conference championship. He was named the Northeast Lakes District Division I Offensive Player of the Year and the Greater Cleveland Conference Offensive Player of the Year.{{cite web |title=Ohio Mr. Football Finalists Announced |url=https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/News/ohio-mr-football-finalists-announced |publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association |date=November 27, 2024 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

Fox was named first-team Division I All-Ohio as a senior.{{cite web |title=Division I Football All-Ohio Team Announced |url=https://www.ohsaa.org/news-media/division-i-football-all-ohio-team-announced |publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association |date=December 12, 2024 |access-date=September 17, 2026}} He was also one of eight finalists selected for the 2024 Ohio Mr. Football Award.{{cite web |title=Ohio Mr. Football Finalists Announced |url=https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/News/ohio-mr-football-finalists-announced |publisher=Ohio High School Athletic Association |date=November 27, 2024 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

He received the 2024 Tony Fisher Award as ''The News-Herald'' area's football player of the year.{{cite news |title=Mentor's Scotty Fox wins 2024 Tony Fisher Award |work=The News-Herald |date=2024 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

=== High school records and honors ===

Fox finished his Mentor career with 8,763 passing yards and 91 touchdown passes. Both totals are listed in the OHSAA state football record book.

His 8,763 career passing yards placed him second in Mentor High School and Lake County history behind former Mentor quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, who finished his high school career with 9,126 passing yards. Trubisky recorded 92 career touchdown passes, while Fox finished with 91.{{cite web |title=Mitchell Trubisky |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/team/players-roster/mitchell-trubisky/ |publisher=Tennessee Titans |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

Fox earned All-Ohio, All-Northeast Lakes District and All-Greater Cleveland Conference recognition during each of his final three seasons. His All-Ohio selections progressed from third team as a sophomore to second team as a junior and first team as a senior.

His senior honors included:

• First-team Division I All-Ohio
• Northeast Lakes District Division I Offensive Player of the Year
• Greater Cleveland Conference Offensive Player of the Year
• Finalist for the Ohio Mr. Football Award
• Tony Fisher Award

=== Recruiting ===

Fox was rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and On3. Rivals ranked him as the No. 8 dual-threat quarterback in his class. His scholarship offers included Cincinnati, Indiana, Michigan State and Pittsburgh.

Fox committed to West Virginia in November 2023 and signed with the Mountaineers in December 2024.

== College career ==

=== 2025 season ===

Fox joined the [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia Mountaineers]] in 2025.

He made his first collegiate start against UCF on October 18, becoming the first true freshman quarterback to start for West Virginia since Fred Wyant in 1952.{{cite web |title=Mountaineers Drop Big 12 Road Game at UCF |url=https://wvusports.com/news/2025/10/18/football-mountaineers-drop-big-12-road-game-at-ucf |publisher=West Virginia University Athletics |date=October 18, 2025 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

Against TCU the following week, Fox completed 28 of 41 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns. The performance established a West Virginia single-game passing record for a true freshman quarterback at the time.{{cite news |title=In the loss to TCU, WVU might've found its QB for the future |url=https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/10/25/in-the-loss-to-tcu-wvu-mightve-found-its-qb-for-the-future/ |work=The Dominion Post |date=October 25, 2025 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

Against Houston, Fox completed 13 of 22 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed 10 times for 65 yards and two touchdowns as West Virginia won 45–35.{{cite news |last=Hertzel |first=Bob |title=Scotty Fox Jr.'s whirlwind freshman season |url=https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/scotty-fox-jr-s-whirlwind-freshman-season/article_b918a484-8056-4b2a-9da9-19bb7a8e3644.html |work=WV News |date=November 4, 2025 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

Fox later passed for 202 yards and a touchdown in a 29–22 victory over Colorado.

Against Arizona State on November 15, Fox completed 19 of 31 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns, breaking his own West Virginia true-freshman single-game passing record. During the game, he also surpassed Fred Wyant's previous school record for passing yards in a season by a true freshman quarterback.{{cite web |title=Mountaineers Finish Road Conference Slate at Arizona State |url=https://wvusports.com/news/2025/11/15/football-game-day-mountaineers-finish-road-conference-slate-at-arizona-state |publisher=West Virginia University Athletics |date=November 15, 2025 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

Fox finished his freshman season with 1,276 passing yards, seven touchdown passes and a 59.4 percent completion rate. He added 201 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in 10 appearances.{{cite web |title=Fall Training Camp Begins Wednesday Morning |url=https://wvusports.com/news/2026/8/4/football-fall-training-camp-begins-wednesday-morning |publisher=West Virginia University Athletics |date=August 4, 2026 |access-date=September 17, 2026}}

His 1,276 passing yards established West Virginia's single-season record for a true freshman quarterback.

=== 2026 season ===

Fox entered his sophomore season in 2026 competing for West Virginia's starting quarterback position with Oklahoma transfer Michael Hawkins Jr.{{cite web |title=Fall Training Camp Begins Wednesday Morning |url=https://wvusports.com/news/2026/8/4/football-fall-training-camp-begins-wednesday-morning |publisher=West Virginia University Athletics |date=August 4, 2026 |access-date=September 17, 2026}} Hawkins opened the season as the starter, with Fox serving as a backup.

Fox made his first appearance of the 2026 season against UT Martin, completing two of four passes for 27 yards and rushing four times for 21 yards.

== College statistics ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" | Season ! rowspan="2" | Team ! rowspan="2" | Games ! colspan="6" | Passing ! colspan="4" | Rushing |- ! Comp !! Att !! Pct. !! Yards !! TD !! INT {| class="wikitable" |'''! Att !! Yards !! Avg. !! TD''' |- |2025 |- |[[2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team |- |10 |- |101 |- |84 |- |- |- |2026 |- |[[2026 West Virginia Mountaineers football team |- |1 |- |2 |- |4 |- |- |- |! colspan="2" |- |! 11 |- |! 103 !! 174 !! 59.2 !! 1,303 !! 7 !! 6 |- |! 88 !! 222 !! 2.5 !! 3 |- |} |} ''Statistics through September 17, 2026.''

== External links ==

• [https://wvusports.com/sports/football/roster/scotty-fox-jr/19606 West Virginia Mountaineers bio]

=== Reason for request ===

The existing article provides limited detail about Fox's high school career and early college career. The proposed additions document his four-year career at Mentor, high school passing records, postseason honors, recruiting history and his first two seasons at West Virginia.

Because I have a personal connection to the subject, I am requesting that an uninvolved editor evaluate these proposed additions and sources and make whatever changes are appropriate under Wikipedia's biography-of-living-persons, reliable-sourcing and conflict-of-interest policies.

Thank you.

~2026-50294-22 (talk) 15:05, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

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Fox151515 (talk) 15:47, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Note: Cleaned up request. Please use {{Edit COI}} on request like these. Also, your request has a much higher chance of being completed if you give small, more manageable requests. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 01:12, 29 September 2026 (UTC)