The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Kevin Sherrer.
Defensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.17#359 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.
Tennessee 2018–2018
Georgia Tech 2023–2023
Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2018 | Tennessee | 39.6 | 54.2 | 54.2 | −8.4 |
| 2023–2023 | Georgia Tech | 72.1 | 22.9 | 22.9 | −33.7 |
| 2024–2024 | Georgia State | 25.9 | 16.8 | 16.8 | −28.6 |
Georgia Tech 2023–2023: ranked 72nd the year before he arrived, 23rd at its best — went backwards.
Georgia State 2024–2024: ranked 26th the year before he arrived, 17th at its best — went backwards.