The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Keith Heyward.
Defensive coordinator · 2 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.10#302 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.
UNLV 2022–2022
Oregon State 2024–2024
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2022 | UNLV | 22.7 | 39.3 | 39.3 | +1.8 |
| 2024–2024 | Oregon State | 60.5 | 13.1 | 13.1 | −36.0 |
Oregon State 2024–2024: ranked 61st the year before he arrived, 13th at its best — went backwards.