The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Ryan Grubb.
Offensive coordinator · 6 seasons · 4 stints · 3 programs2 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense+0.15#48 of 472 · 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.
Fresno State 2019–2021
Washington 2022–2023
Alabama 2025–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Fresno State, 3 years
−5.4
62.7 to 57.3 percentile.
Washington, 2 years
−2.9
95.8 to 92.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2021 | Fresno State | 81.2 | 62.7 | 62.7 | +13.6 |
| 2022–2023 | Washington | 9.6 | 95.8 | 95.8 | +33.8 |
| 2025–2025 | Alabama | 60.1 | 66.5 | 66.5 | −7.6 |
| 2026–2026 | Alabama | no record | — | — | — |
Fresno State 2019–2021: ranked 81st the year before he arrived, 63rd at its best — went backwards.
Alabama: just hired, no season coached yet.