The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Kevin Barbay.
Offensive coordinator · 4 seasons · 5 stints · 5 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.17#447 of 472 · 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.
Central Michigan 2021–2021
App State 2022–2022
Mississippi State 2023–2023
Houston 2024–2024
Tulsa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2021 | Central Michigan | 44.5 | 55.8 | 55.8 | +23.1 |
| 2022–2022 | App State | 66.5 | 77.5 | 77.5 | +33.6 |
| 2023–2023 | Mississippi State | 50.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | −52.0 |
| 2024–2024 | Houston | 24.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | −47.7 |
| 2026–2026 | Tulsa | no record | — | — | — |
Mississippi State 2023–2023: ranked 50th the year before he arrived, 7th at its best — went backwards.
Houston 2024–2024: ranked 24th the year before he arrived, 3rd at its best — went backwards.
Tulsa: just hired, no season coached yet.