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Evan & Tiki

Ian O’Connor: Giants in Front for John Harbaugh

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2990 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Veteran New York reporter Ian O'Connor joins Tiki and Evan to break down the most pivotal day in the New York Giants coaching search. O’Connor explains why the Giants are firmly out in front in the pursuit of John Harbaugh, why New York’s quarterback situation gives them an edge over Atlanta and Tennessee, and how today’s meeting could determine whether this saga ends quickly or drags on. Plus, why there is effectively no true Plan B, what could cause hesitation, and why this hire would be the biggest the Giants have made in decades.

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veteran New York reporter with the athletic. He's also sold a million best-selling books,

0:05.2

including that Out of the Darkness book with Aaron Rogers, which was very entertaining.

0:09.6

Ian O'Connor, Ian, good to talk to you, man. Tiki and Evan, how are you?

0:13.0

How are you guys doing? Great to be on. We're good, Ian. Fantastic. So, what's going to happen today?

0:18.8

What's this meeting going to be like?

0:21.0

And do you think the Giants sealed the deal today on John Harbaugh as a new head coach?

0:26.2

Well, Evan, I'll start with what will happen if the Giants don't make a deal,

0:30.1

which is not what Giants fans want to hear.

0:32.7

I think there's a chance that he will actually host Atlanta and Tennessee in the Baltimore area as opposed to going to those facilities.

0:41.6

I think that was still a little bit up in the air, but that's a possibility.

0:45.3

And so a visit to New Jersey to sit down with Steve Tisch and John Marron, Chris Marr and everyone else, Joe Shane, of course, is a really good sign because he's

0:55.1

definitely making that visit. I'm not sure he's going to those other two facilities. So I think the

1:01.0

Giants are out in front without question. I've fought that from day one. I know he's thought

1:06.6

about being the head coach of the New York Giants. I know that he's told people the Giants had a very legitimate shot to win this

1:13.8

derby.

1:14.8

I know he's looked at tape of Jackson Dartton come away, excited about what he's seen.

1:19.9

Obviously, he knows at 4 and 13, the Giants have some work to do.

1:22.5

So if I'm a Giants fan, I'd be feeling pretty good right about it.

1:26.0

Now, we listened to Steve Bashati yesterday talk about John Hallbaugh's departure, and he said he's

1:32.3

not going anywhere, but it doesn't have a quarterback.

1:34.1

He's too old of a coach.

1:36.3

And so we know what we all feel about Jackson Dart.

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