The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Matt Powledge.
Defensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.26#400 of 458 · less 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.
Oregon 2022–2022
Baylor 2023–2025
North Texas 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Baylor, 3 years
+31.5
7.1 to 38.6 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 | Oregon | 41.2 | 42.4 | 42.4 | −24.5 |
| 2023–2025 | Baylor | 25.6 | 7.1 | 38.6 | −27.8 |
| 2026–2026 | North Texas | 26.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — |
North Texas 2026–2026: ranked 26th the year before he arrived, 4th at its best — went backwards.