Marcus Arroyo, Arizona State assistant, Broyles Award finalist

A winning season means individual accolades, and Arizona State offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo has created an elite list.

Arroyo is one of five finalists for the Broyles Award, which honors the best assistant coach in the country. The others are Bryant Haines, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Indiana; Al Golden, defensive coordinator at Notre Dame; Tim Banks, Tennessee defensive coordinator; and Pete Kwiatkowski, defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach at Texas.

The 44-year-old Arroyo is in his first season in Tempe and has been instrumental in the development of freshman quarterback Sam Leavitt.

ASU averaged just 17.7 points and 321 yards per game last season and improved to 33 points and 423.2 yards per game on offense in its first year.

The selection committee is made up of former head coaches and broadcasters, with a committee representing the Football Writers Association of America narrowing the list from 15 semifinalists to five finalists. A winner will be announced on February 13th. The 2023 winner was Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker. Previous winners cannot be nominated for the Broyles Award until three seasons have been completed.

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Marcus Arroyo, Arizona State assistant, Broyles Award finalist

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