The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Jason Beck.
Offensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 4 stints · 4 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense+0.20#20 of 472 · 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.
Syracuse 2023–2023
New Mexico 2024–2024
Utah 2025–2025
Michigan 2026–2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2023 | Syracuse | 46.2 | 10.9 | 10.9 | −38.6 |
| 2024–2024 | New Mexico | 71.1 | 79.5 | 79.5 | +42.4 |
| 2025–2025 | Utah | 10.1 | 96.7 | 96.7 | +41.6 |
| 2026–2026 | Michigan | no record | — | — | — |
Syracuse 2023–2023: ranked 46th the year before he arrived, 11th at its best — went backwards.
Michigan: just hired, no season coached yet.