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

“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.

“Success at Notre Dame Prep has always been measured by more than the scoreboard; it’s measured by the character of the young student-athletes who graduate from our locker room,” Notre Dame Prep athletic director Betty Wroubel said about Fox back in late March. “Coach Fox didn’t just deliver a state championship; he gave us 12 years of tireless, selfless devotion to our mission.”

During Fox’s 12-year tenure at Notre Dame Prep, he compiled a 89-37 record overall and in 2019 was inducted into the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

The Fighting Irish finished last season with a 11-2 record and ranked No. 31, according to the final 2025 Michigan High School Football Massey Rankings.

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