The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Rob Aurich.
Defensive coordinator · 1 season · 2 stints · 2 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.37#26 of 458 · more 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.
San Diego State 2025–2025
Nebraska 2026–2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2025 | San Diego State | 10.8 | 94.5 | 94.5 | +48.1 |
| 2026–2026 | Nebraska | no record | — | — | — |
Nebraska: just hired, no season coached yet.