The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Charlton Warren.
Defensive coordinator · 4 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.12#316 of 458 · a typical amount
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.
Indiana 2021–2021
North Carolina 2022–2023
NC State 2025–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
North Carolina, 2 years
+23.2
5.0 to 28.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2021 | Indiana | 83.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 | −27.9 |
| 2022–2023 | North Carolina | 25.0 | 5.0 | 28.2 | −45.6 |
| 2025–2026 | NC State | 26.5 | 46.7 | 46.7 | −8.0 |
Indiana 2021–2021: ranked 83rd the year before he arrived, 28th at its best — went backwards.