The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Brian Williams.
Defensive coordinator · 4 seasons · 3 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.25#64 of 458 · more than most
The tenure clock
Every stop re-aligned to its own first year, so the stops stack instead of scrolling past each other. The gray dashed line is a reference, not a path: each point is the median of whoever was still in the job that year, across every real OC/DC stint since 2014 at that role, and the pool shrinks year over year because surviving to a later year means not having been fired.
Maryland 2022–2024
Jacksonville State 2025–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Maryland, 3 years
−43.7
86.6 to 42.9 percentile.
Median defensive coordinator
+1.0
first season to last, across 239 stints of 3+ years. 52.3% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2023 | Maryland | 28.8 | 86.6 | 86.6 | +30.1 |
| 2024–2024 | Maryland | 84.6 | 42.9 | 42.9 | −10.5 |
| 2025–2026 | Jacksonville State | 48.9 | 51.8 | 51.8 | +11.4 |
Maryland 2024–2024: ranked 85th the year before he arrived, 43rd at its best — went backwards.