The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Jordan Peterson.
Defensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.17#350 of 458 · 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.
New Mexico 2019–2019
Texas A&M 2024–2025
Kansas State 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Texas A&M, 2 years
+7.9
63.8 to 71.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2019 | New Mexico | 18.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | −33.4 |
| 2024–2025 | Texas A&M | 77.1 | 63.8 | 71.7 | +1.2 |
| 2026–2026 | Kansas State | no record | — | — | — |
New Mexico 2019–2019: ranked 19th the year before he arrived, 8th at its best — went backwards.
Texas A&M 2024–2025: ranked 77th the year before he arrived, 72nd at its best — went backwards.
Kansas State: just hired, no season coached yet.