The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Ben Arbuckle.
Offensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.03#267 of 472 · a typical amount
model fit as of 2026-09-04
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 2022–2022
Washington State 2023–2024
Oklahoma 2025–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Washington State, 2 years
+43.7
42.5 to 86.2 percentile.
Oklahoma, 2 years
+48.3
14.3 to 62.7 percentile.
Median offensive coordinator
−0.6
first season to last, across 222 stints of 3+ years. 48.6% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2022 | Western Kentucky | 98.1 | 88.2 | 88.2 | +41.3 |
| 2023–2024 | Washington State | 26.3 | 42.5 | 86.2 | +16.0 |
| 2025–2026 | Oklahoma | 28.7 | 14.3 | 62.7 | −49.8 |
Western Kentucky 2022–2022: ranked 98th the year before he arrived, 88th at its best — went backwards.