Former Notre Dame Prep (MI) football coach Pat Fox takes over South Marion (FL) job

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Former Pontiac (MI) Notre Dame Prep Pat Fox stepped away after 12 seasons at the helm of Fighting Irish football program, winning a state championship in the process in 2024. Now, Fox is taking his coaching talents down to the Sunshine State. [ $19.

99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] According to an announcement by the school, Fox has been named as the head coach at one of Florida’s newest high schools in South Marion, located within Marion County. South Marion finally finds their long awaited head football coach after former Apalachee lead man Kevin Saunders decided 24 hours after initially accepting the job to turn it down. “Friends after much thought and prayers I have decided to turn the job down at South Marion.

I feel terrible for doing this but I want to get back home closer to family. It’s time in my life to get closer to home,” Saunders said via social media regarding his decision in late March to turn down the South Marion job. Now Fox, who was heavily regarded during his time coaching Michigan high school football, takes the reigns of a program that’s looking to get off the ground for this upcoming 2026 campaign in Florida.