The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Will Windham.
Defensive coordinator · 2 seasons · 3 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.07#159 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.
South Alabama 2024–2025
Texas State 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
South Alabama, 2 years
−48.9
73.5 to 24.6 percentile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2024 | South Alabama | 91.4 | 73.5 | 73.5 | +28.8 |
| 2025–2025 | South Alabama | 73.5 | 24.6 | 24.6 | −18.2 |
| 2026–2026 | Texas State | no record | — | — | — |
South Alabama 2024–2024: ranked 91st the year before he arrived, 74th at its best — went backwards.
South Alabama 2025–2025: ranked 74th the year before he arrived, 25th at its best — went backwards.
Texas State: just hired, no season coached yet.