UNC DE Tomon Fox Realizing Pass Rush Reputation

Posted Oct 16, 2017
Tomon Fox announced his arrival as a pass rush specialist on Saturday against Virginia. The redshirt freshman defensive end had two sacks and forced a fumble. Fox arrived at UNC following a hotly-contested recruiting battle with Virginia Tech. Fox committed to UNC in June of the previous summer, but a visit to Blacksburg had Fox wavering just before Signing Day in 2016. (Inside Carolina)

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