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Chris Zarkoskie enters his first season as the offensive line coach at Holy Cross in 2023. 

Zarkoskie joins the Holy Cross staff after two seasons as the offensive line coach at Princeton. In two seasons with the Tigers, he helped lead the team to a combined 17-3 record. In 2022, Princeton ranked first in the Ivy League in passing offense (274.2), first in passing efficiency (146.6), second in scoring offense (27.6) and third in total offense (366.3). The 2021 season saw Princeton go 9-1 and earn an Ivy League title. The offense ranked first in the Ivy League in scoring (33.4), second in passing offense (265.5), second in passing efficiency (147.0) and third in total offense (392.4).

He previously coached at the University of New Hampshire, Brown and Lehigh. A 2013 graduate of New Hampshire, Zarkoskie was a strong student-athlete, earning major honors both on and off the field. He was a three-year starter, as well as an All-CAA selection and team captain as a senior. Zarkoskie was both a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and a two-time member of the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team, while earning Academic All-CAA honors and receiving the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award three straight years (2010-12).