Scotty Fox Jr.

Sophomore · West Virginia Mountaineers

Height6' 2"

Weight215 lbs

HometownMentor, OH

Unitoffense

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ClassSophomore

High schoolMentor

Previous schoolWVU / not listed

Official hometownMentor, Ohio

2025 (Fr.)

Played quarterback in nine career games with five starts
Became the first Mountaineer to have two games of 300 or more passing yards in a season since 2021
The first true freshman to start at quarterback for WVU since Fred Wyant in 1952
Completed 19-of-31 passes with 353 yards and two touchdowns at Arizona State, while surpassing Fred Wyant (867) for most passing yards in a season by a true freshman quarterback in program history
His 353 yards broke his previous record for most passing yards in a game by a WVU true freshman
Finished 17-for-28 with 202 passing yards and a touchdown against Colorado for his second performance with more than 200 passing yards
Also added 58 yards rushing on a career-high 17 carries
Recorded 13 completions on 22 attempts for 157 yards with a touchdown and added a career-best 65 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 10 attempts at Houston
His two rushing touchdowns at Houston tied for the most in a game by a true freshman quarterback in program history (Fred Wyant in 1952)
His three total touchdowns at Houston are the most by a true freshman quarterback in a game in program history
Finished 28-of-41 for 301 yards against TCU, setting a then-program record for the most passing yards by a true freshman in a game and the most by a Rich Rodriguez-led team at WVU
Added two passing touchdowns against TCU, marking the most by a true freshman since Fred Wyant in 1952
His 28 completions against TCU notched a season high by WVU quarterbacks
Went 6-of-17 for 47 yards in his first career start at UCF
Appeared in the BYU game, going 3-of-3 for 54 yards and adding his first passing touchdown on a 29-yard throw
Made his first collegiate appearance vs Robert Morris, completing 1-of-1 passing for 8 yards and adding 63 yards rushing on two carries, including a 59-yard touchdown

High School

Played quarterback for coach Matt Gray at Mentor High
For his career, he finished with 8,763 passing yards, 91 touchdowns
As a senior, had 3,076 total yards of offense
Finished with 2,759 passing yards on a 64.0% completion rate with 34 touchdowns
He also ran for 321 yards and seven touchdowns
As a junior, he passed for 2,275 yards, 22 touchdowns and completed 58% of his passes
Also rushed for 271 yards and 11 touchdowns
Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals
Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and On3
Listed as the No. 13 player in Ohio and No. 8 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals
Rated the No. 48 quarterback in the nation by 247Sports and the No. 35 player in Ohio
Ranked as the No. 31 quarterback in the country and No. 33 player in the state by ESPN
Ranked No. 88 quarterback nationally and No. 70 in Ohio by On3

Personal

Son of Scott Sr. and Kathy Fox
One of two children (1 brother)
Majoring in sport management

Career record

Available statistics

Updated Aug 28, 2026, 9:48 AM EDT

Passing

Season	Team	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG
2025	west virginia mountaineers	101	170	59.4	1,276	7.5	7	6	90	15	129.0

Rushing

Season	Team	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2025	west virginia mountaineers	84	201	2.4	3	59

Scoring

Season	Team	PASS	RUSH	REC	RET	TD	2PT	PAT	FG	PTS
2025	west virginia mountaineers	7	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	18