The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
David Yost.
Offensive coordinator · 8 seasons · 4 stints · 4 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.07#351 of 472 · 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.
Utah State 2017–2018
Texas Tech 2019–2020
Florida International 2022–2024
New Mexico State 2025–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Utah State, 2 years
+73.1
21.2 to 94.2 percentile.
Texas Tech, 2 years
−14.5
54.2 to 39.8 percentile.
Florida International, 3 years
+40.2
4.2 to 44.4 percentile.
Median offensive coordinator
+4.7
first season to last, across 222 stints of 3+ years. 52.7% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Utah State | 39.5 | 21.2 | 94.2 | +18.1 |
| 2019–2020 | Texas Tech | 41.9 | 54.2 | 54.2 | −5.2 |
| 2022–2024 | Florida International | 28.1 | 4.2 | 44.4 | −23.5 |
| 2025–2026 | New Mexico State | 8.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | −23.1 |
New Mexico State 2025–2026: ranked 9th the year before he arrived, 7th at its best — went backwards.