The Orange landed a transfer from a Big 10 program who is originally from New York.
He was a three-star prospect in the 2023 cycle and rated three stars according to 247Sports. He held nearly two dozen offers, and selected the Terrapins over offers from Arizona, Boston College, Illinois, Indiana, Louisville, Kansas, Ole Miss and Syracuse, among many others.
Fontus was named the inaugural winner of the Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award in 2024, which recognizes student-athletes whose significant community service contributions align with Jackie Robinson's legacy of courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence. Fontus played three seasons at Maryland from 2023-25, and recorded 42 tackles and two sacks. He emerged as a key contributor in the 2025 season, where he finished with 28 tackles, and was sixth on the team with 4.5 TFLs.Saugat Sen has written for The Juice Online for over 10 years covering Syracuse basketball, lacrosse and football. He is a Syracuse University graduate.Fans Roast Dabo Swinney, Clemson for Dropping to 1-3 With Loss to Syracuse
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