As West Virginia football has ended their spring practice sessions and begin to look ahead towards the 2025 season, it appears a quarterback battle is brewing in Morgantown.
The two most likely candidates right now are upperclassmen -- one who returns to the program after beginning his collegiate career under former WVU coach Neal Brown, and another who is the most highly-touted among a pair of transfer quarterbacks brought into the program by new coach Rich Rodriguez. The former option is redshirt junior Nicco Marchiol, and the latter option is Texas A&M transfer and redshirt senior Jaylen Henderson.
However, there could be another player in WVU's current quarterback room that makes waves for the Mountaineers -- if not this upcoming season, then soon in the future.
Josh Wolfe ofWest Virginia On SIreportedtoday that sources in Morgantown have indicated to him that true freshman Scotty Fox Jr. -- who enrolled at West Virginia in January and saw significant action in theGold-Blue Spring Showcase-- is a rising name to watch in WVU's quarterback room.
"Sources out of Morgantown have told me that Scotty Fox is a star in the making, and is considered to be the future of West Virginia," Wolfe wrote. "He is dealing with a minor injury right now, but do not be surprised if the true freshman is third on the depth chart this fall."
Fox was a four-star prospect in the Class of 2025 according toRivalsbut a three-star prospect according to other recruiting services -- he finished his senior season at Mentor High School in Ohio completing 64% of his passes and tallying 2,759 passing yards and 34 passing touchdowns. He also used his legs to pick up 321 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns on the season.
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