The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Drew Mehringer.
Offensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 4 stints · 3 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.18#455 of 472 · less 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.
Rutgers 2016–2016
Florida Atlantic 2020–2020
Oregon 2025–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2016 | Rutgers | 47.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | −53.0 |
| 2020–2020 | Florida Atlantic | 81.2 | 32.7 | 32.7 | −14.6 |
| 2025–2025 | Oregon | 96.6 | 92.3 | 92.3 | +22.5 |
| 2026–2026 | Oregon | no record | — | — | — |
Rutgers 2016–2016: ranked 47th the year before he arrived, 0th at its best — went backwards.
Florida Atlantic 2020–2020: ranked 81st the year before he arrived, 33rd at its best — went backwards.
Oregon 2025–2025: ranked 97th the year before he arrived, 92nd at its best — went backwards.
Oregon: just hired, no season coached yet.