The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Tyler Santucci.
Defensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.03#192 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.
Texas A&M 2022–2022
Duke 2023–2023
Georgia Tech 2024–2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2022 | Texas A&M | 97.3 | 78.2 | 78.2 | +8.7 |
| 2023–2023 | Duke | 55.3 | 55.3 | 55.3 | +5.1 |
| 2024–2024 | Georgia Tech | 22.9 | 53.4 | 53.4 | −1.1 |
Texas A&M 2022–2022: ranked 97th the year before he arrived, 78th at its best — went backwards.
Duke 2023–2023: ranked 55th the year before he arrived, 55th at its best — went backwards.