One of the stars of the 2024 college football season is being sued by a former teammate due to alleged negligence during a practice in the summer of 2023.
Cam Skattebo, a running back at Arizona State University, is the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by an ex-teammate at the school.
Former walk-on offensive lineman Mattheos Katergaris is seeking $300,000 in damages stemming from negligence resulting in an injury, according to the Arizona Republic.
According to the complaint, the incident occurred back in July of 2023 when Skattebo was allegedly jumping up and down on the back of a golf cart during a practice.
Katergaris says that this caused him to fall to the ground and injure his arm – leading to a ruptured elbow tendon that required surgery.
He claims that he hasn’t fully recovered and that the medical expenses from the incident have led to outstanding bills.
Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo is being sued for negligence by a former teammate
Mattheos Katergaris claims Skattebo jumping on a golf cart led to a fall causing injury
Skattebo was one of the top players in college football in 2024, finishing fifth in Heisman voting
Skattebo is being sued for one count of negligence resulting in injury and Katergaris has not played football again.
When attempting to deliver the requisite paperwork to Skattebo, process servers were unable to locate him and have gone to the ‘last resort’ of publishing the summons in a newspaper in Maricopa County.
Skattebo was recently seen at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis last week as he prepares to make a jump to pro football.
His attorney told the Arizona Republic, ‘I have reason to believe he was in Florida preparing for the combine and then I know he was in Indy. I don’t know if he even lives in Arizona anymore. Maybe he’s bouncing around hotels. I just don’t know, so I was done chasing him.’
While he wasn’t asked about the suit at the combine, Skattebo did admit to being ‘immature in years past.’
Skattebo’s offensive performances led Arizona State to a shocking College Football Playoff berth after being picked to finish dead last in the Big XII Conference.
Last year, he finished fifth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.
Experts project that he’ll be a ‘day two pick’ at the draft – meaning he’s likely to be selected with a pick in rounds two, three, or four.
