The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Joe Cox.
Offensive coordinator · 2 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs2 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
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.
Ole Miss 2024–2025
LSU 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Ole Miss, 2 years
+1.5
95.9 to 97.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | Ole Miss | 89.8 | 95.9 | 97.4 | +35.0 |
| 2026–2026 | LSU | no record | — | — | — |
LSU: just hired, no season coached yet.