Marcus Arroyo

Sun Devil Football named former UNLV head coach Marcus Arroyo as the program's next offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Dec. 4, 2023, as announced by head coach Kenny Dillingham.   Arroyo brings two decades of coaching experience to the Valley, most recent;y leading the Rebels from 2020-22 and serving as the offensive coordinator at Oregon for several seasons prior to that – a post that would later be held by Dillingham. This will mark the seventh time in Arroyo's career to serve in as the lead or co-offensive coordinator with a program.     ?? NEW PODCAST ??New ASU OC @coacharroyo goes in-depth on:?? Offensive philosophy?? Playcalling?? Coaching influences?? QB battle?? Working with @KennyDillingham & much moreStream: https://t.co/1K6N1DL45aApple: https://t.co/XAoTEThrxJSpotify: https://t.co/2OnJ6d2CpS pic.twitter.com/PYoPFRjL69— Brad Denny (@BDenny29) March 22, 2024     UNLV saw marked improvement in each of Arroyo's three seasons in Sin City, as he was tasked with taking over the program prior to the tumultuous COVID-19 2020 campaign. Arroyo took a zero win team to two wins in year two and five wins in year three. The 2022 Rebels jumped to a 4-1 start before being impacted by the loss of their starting quarterback for the next month. Arroyo made huge gains in the recruiting realm while at the helm and his first UNLV recruiting class earned the No. 1 ranking in the Mountain West by Rivals and No. 2 by 247Sports in 2020. One year later, the 2021 class turned heads nationally, ranking eighth among all Group of 5 schools. Its standing of 67th overall was a stunning 36 spots higher than the average ranking for UNLV's classes in the decade previous to Arroyo's arrival on campus (averaged 103rd from 2010-19). In addition, the Class of 2021's average 247Sports per-player rating of .8324 shattered Year One's school-record mark of .8145. This also marked the first time since the introduction of the recruiting rankings that the Rebels finished in the top two of the Mountain West in consecutive years.   Many of those players would go on to pace the Rebels to a 9-3 record in 2023 and an appearance in the Mountain West Championship Game.  Under Arroyo, UNLV became the first team in history to win the Mountain West Freshman of the Year Award in consecutive seasons while Charles Williams made history as the school's all-time rushing king. Arroyo took over the Rebels after serving as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Oregon. Behind his play-calling, the Ducks won the 2019 Pac-12 Conference Championship and then defeated Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, which marked the eighth bowl game of Arroyo's career and capped off a 12-2 season. During his time in Eugene, the Ducks went 28-12 overall, including winning 15 of their last 17 outings.     That 2019 offense ranked 16th in the FBS in scoring 35.4 points per game while the 2018 team was 25th at 34.8 points per game. As co-offensive coordinator in 2017, Oregon was 18th with 36.0 points per game. The Ducks were 30th, 41st and 40th in total offense per game in Arroyo's three seasons with the program and never averaged less than 425 yards per game.   Arroyo's tenure working with the quarterbacks at Oregon in addition to his offensive coordinator duties aligned with the final three seasons in the collegiate career of first round draft pick and 2020 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Justin Herbert. Herbert finished second in Oregon history in TD passes (95) and passing yards (10,541), which at the time were good for sixth and 14th, respectively, in Pac-12 history. He is the program's all-time leader in pass completions (827) and pass attempts (1,293). Arroyo joined Oregon after spending two years as the running backs coach at Oklahoma State, and brought experience as a coach for every offensive position except the offensive line. Overall, Arroyo helped the Cowboys' offense become one of just two teams in the nation to have a 4,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard receiver and a 1,000-yard rusher    Prior to going to Stillwater, Arroyo spent the 2014-15 season in the NFL as interim offensive coordinator and play-caller for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He originally went to Tampa Bay to coach quarterbacks, but after a health procedure sidelined Bucs offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford, Arroyo took on the offensive coordinator duties. Tampa Bay's offense saw receivers Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson both eclipse 1,000 yards receiving, the first time in team history a pair of receivers went over 1,000 yards. Arroyo earned the minority coaching internship with the Atlanta Falcons in 2013, working with quarterbacks under head coach Mike Smith and offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. Before making the move to the NFL, Arroyo spent the 2013 college football season as the offensive coordinator and outside receivers coach at Southern Mississippi. Arroyo's first stint in the Pac-12 saw him spend 2011 and 2012 as the passing-game coordinator and play-caller at California. He spent the 2009 and 2010 campaigns at Wyoming as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, developing quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels into the Mountain West Freshman of the Year in 2009. In fact, with UNLV rookie receiver Kyle Williams earning Freshman All-America and MW Freshman of the Year honors in 2020 and quarterback Cameron Friel taking the league Freshman of the Year honor one year later, Arroyo has now coached five freshman honorees in the last decade alone: QB Friel (UNLV), WR Williams (UNLV), QB Carta-Samuels (Wyoming), QB Nick Mullens (C-USA All-Freshman Team at Southern Miss) and RB Justice Hill (Freshman All-America and nation's top rookie rusher at Oklahoma State). Prior to his time in Laramie, Arroyo was the co-offensive coordinator for two seasons and quarterbacks coach for three campaigns at his alma mater, San Jose State. He was the quarterbacks coach and play-caller for the Spartans in 2006, and added co-offensive coordinator duties from 2007-08 under head coach Dick Tomey. Arroyo began his coaching career with the Spartans in 2003 as an undergraduate assistant coach. He was the offensive coordinator at Prairie View A&M in 2004 before returning to SJSU as a graduate assistant in 2005. A native of Colfax, California, Arroyo was a three-year letterman at San Jose State, where he played quarterback from 1998-2002. In 2000, he passed for 2,334 yards and 15 touchdowns while leading the Spartans to seven wins, their most in eight seasons. Arroyo graduated from San Jose State in 2003 with a degree in kinesiology. He is married to the former Kelly Thoni and the couple has a daughter and a son. ARROYO'S COACHING FILE 2020-22            UNLV – Head Coach 2018-19            Oregon – Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks 2017                 Oregon – Co-Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, Tight Ends 2015-16            Oklahoma State – Running Backs 2014                 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) – Interim Offensive Coordinator 2013                 Southern Mississippi – Offensive Coordinator, Outside Receivers 2011-12             California – Passing Game Coordinator 2009-10             Wyoming – Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks 2007-08             San Jose State – Co-Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks 2006                 San Jose State – Quarterbacks, Play Caller 2005                 San Jose State – Offensive Graduate Assistant 2004                 Prairie View A&M – Offensive Coordinator 2003                 San Jose State – Offensive Student Assistant POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE SEASON GAME (TEAM) 2019        Rose Bowl (Oregon) 2018        Red Box Bowl (Oregon) 2017        Las Vegas Bowl (Oregon) 2016        Alamo Bowl (Oklahoma State) 2015        Sugar Bowl (Oklahoma State) 2011        Holiday Bowl (California) 2009        New Mexico Bowl (Wyoming) 2006        New Mexico Bowl (San Jose State)