The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Shiel Wood.
Defensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 6 stints · 5 programs2 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.55#5 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.
Army 2021–2021
Troy 2022–2022
Tulane 2023–2023
Houston 2024–2024
Texas Tech 2025–2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2021 | Army | 90.9 | 34.2 | 34.2 | +6.6 |
| 2022–2022 | Troy | 54.2 | 94.3 | 94.3 | +49.1 |
| 2023–2023 | Tulane | 33.2 | 56.8 | 56.8 | +9.6 |
| 2024–2024 | Houston | 28.9 | 72.0 | 72.0 | +21.6 |
| 2025–2025 | Texas Tech | 19.0 | 99.6 | 99.6 | +41.2 |
| 2026–2026 | Texas Tech | no record | — | — | — |
Army 2021–2021: ranked 91st the year before he arrived, 34th at its best — went backwards.
Texas Tech: just hired, no season coached yet.