Tommy Fraumann’s life changed right before his sophomore season.

Born and raised in the heart of Michigan Wolverines territory, Fraumann played on the freshman team at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor. Then his family moved to Wilmette, where he enrolled at Loyola.

“It was a big step, moving in general, but also to lose my old house and my old school,” he said. “It was opening a blank page of my life.

“This was in high school. I was nervous because I didn’t know anybody. I had to find friends. I wasn’t sure what was going to come. It was all a mystery.”

Fraumann has filled up his “blank page” with countless accomplishments on the football field. Last season, the 6-foot-8, 250-pounder became a starter at left tackle as a junior for Loyola’s Class 8A state championship team, and he commi

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