The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Luke Olson.
Defensive coordinator · 4 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.19#96 of 458 · more than most
model fit as of 2026-09-04
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.
Tulsa 2022–2022
Jacksonville State 2024–2024
Louisiana Tech 2025–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Louisiana Tech, 2 years
+17.8
69.5 to 87.3 percentile.
Median defensive coordinator
−1.5
first season to last, across 239 stints of 3+ years. 48.1% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2022 | Tulsa | 76.5 | 40.8 | 40.8 | −5.8 |
| 2024–2024 | Jacksonville State | 94.4 | 48.9 | 48.9 | +14.9 |
| 2025–2026 | Louisiana Tech | 75.0 | 69.5 | 87.3 | +30.6 |
Tulsa 2022–2022: ranked 77th the year before he arrived, 41st at its best — went backwards.
Jacksonville State 2024–2024: ranked 94th the year before he arrived, 49th at its best — went backwards.