The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Jeff Schmedding.
Defensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.06#271 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.
Boise State 2019–2020
Auburn 2022–2022
Washington State 2023–2024
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Boise State, 2 years
+3.7
58.1 to 61.8 percentile.
Washington State, 2 years
−53.5
67.3 to 13.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 | Boise State | 58.8 | 58.1 | 61.8 | +10.3 |
| 2022–2022 | Auburn | 85.8 | 56.1 | 56.1 | −5.8 |
| 2023–2024 | Washington State | 36.3 | 67.3 | 67.3 | −8.0 |
Auburn 2022–2022: ranked 86th the year before he arrived, 56th at its best — went backwards.