The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Ryan Aplin.
Offensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense+0.03#171 of 472 · 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.
Western Kentucky 2020–2020
Georgia Southern 2024–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Georgia Southern, 3 years
+23.5
48.9 to 72.4 percentile.
Median offensive coordinator
+4.7
first season to last, across 222 stints of 3+ years. 52.7% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2020 | Western Kentucky | 51.2 | 16.1 | 16.1 | −29.2 |
| 2024–2026 | Georgia Southern | 51.5 | 48.9 | 72.4 | +17.9 |
Western Kentucky 2020–2020: ranked 51st the year before he arrived, 16th at its best — went backwards.