The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Nate Fuqua.
Defensive coordinator · 8 seasons · 4 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense−0.02#241 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.
Georgia State 2017–2022
Cincinnati 2023–2024
Tulane 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Georgia State, 6 years
+24.9
42.7 to 67.6 percentile.
Cincinnati, 2 years
+55.2
0.4 to 55.6 percentile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2022 | Georgia State | 77.7 | 42.7 | 70.4 | −0.7 |
| 2023–2023 | Cincinnati | 87.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | −52.9 |
| 2024–2024 | Cincinnati | 0.4 | 55.6 | 55.6 | +4.0 |
| 2026–2026 | Tulane | no record | — | — | — |
Georgia State 2017–2022: ranked 78th the year before he arrived, 70th at its best — went backwards.
Cincinnati 2023–2023: ranked 87th the year before he arrived, 0th at its best — went backwards.
Tulane: just hired, no season coached yet.