{"id":733767,"date":"2026-02-06T16:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/733767\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:02:16","slug":"not-even-john-harbaugh-can-escape-cam-skattebos-gravitational-pull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/733767\/","title":{"rendered":"Not even John Harbaugh can escape Cam Skattebo\u2019s gravitational pull"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Giants’ 2025 season didn’t officially end when rookie running back Cam Skattebo suffered a season-ending dislocated ankle in Week 8<\/a>, but for all intents and purposes, it was the unofficial death blow.<\/p>\n

In the eight games before his injury, Skattebo had me emotionally overinvesting in a Giants season that had no business doing that. The fourth-rounder out of Arizona State was a weekly highlight reel who brought grit and toughness back to Giants football. He instantly became a fan favorite for his is-he-okay quirks<\/a> and unlimited, high-energy personality.<\/p>\n

If you were anything like me and found yourself fully addicted to the Skattebo experience, it turns out Giants head coach John Harbaugh was right there with us. According to NFL insider Mike Garafolo, Harbaugh recently brought in Skatt\u2019s former ASU offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo to interview for the Giants\u2019 vacant quarterbacks coach job:<\/p>\n

The #Giants<\/a> interviewed Arizona State OC Marcus Arroyo for their QB coach job, sources say. The former UNLV head coach and longtime college assistant had a brief stint in the NFL in 2014 as the #Buccaneers<\/a>\u2019 QB coach. pic.twitter.com\/gUFqLBr5VO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m not freaking out, you are. Okay, I lied… I’m freaking out.<\/p>\n

John Harbaugh is officially all in on the Cam Skattebo experience<\/p>\n

First things first, yes, Arroyo was Skattebo\u2019s OC during his fifth-place Heisman finish in 2024. That season saw the human-sized fire hydrant rip off 1,711 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns, while casually tacking on another 605 yards and three scores through the air. You know, just your casual 2,300-scrimmage yard, 24-TD out-of-nowhere season.<\/p>\n

But the 46-year-old\u2019s connection to Big Blue\u2019s resident Tasmanian Devil isn\u2019t the only familiarity he\u2019d have in New York.<\/p>\n

While Arroyo veers off the Harbaugh coaching tree, he doesn’t fall far from it. The new HC of the Giants hasn’t exactly hidden the fact that if you’ve worked with him in the past in Baltimore, you’re already a frontrunner for seemingly every open position on his staff — it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.<\/p>\n

Related: Cam Skattebo just sent an unmistakable message John Harbaugh can\u2019t ignore<\/a><\/p>\n

Even though ASU’s OC doesn’t have direct coaching experience under Harbs, he has worked with Big Blue’s new running backs coach, Willie Taggart<\/a>, from their time together at Oregon. Arroyo casually played a major role in developing Chargers star QB Justin Herbert, which I guess is kind of awesome for Jaxson Dart.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Arroyo was on Todd Monken’s staff at Southern Miss back in 2013. Monken was Harby’s OC in Baltimore from 2023 to 2025 and looked like a lock to come with him to New York, before Cleveland actually ruined all the fun<\/a> by handing him a head coaching gig.<\/p>\n

While he’s no Monken, Matt Nagy is Big Blue’s OC consolation prize. He’s an experienced play-caller who’s also worked with a pretty good quarterback — Patrick Mahomes, ever heard of him — which bodes well for Dart’s development. Add in the Skattebo influence creeping into the staff, and suddenly this offense doesn\u2019t feel nearly as soulless as it has for the past decade.<\/p>\n