The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Corey Hetherman.
Defensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs3 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.59#4 of 458 · more than most
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.
Minnesota 2024–2024
Miami 2025–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Miami, 2 years
+0.8
93.8 to 94.6 percentile.
Median defensive coordinator
−1.5
first season to last, across 239 stints of 3+ years. 48.1% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2024 | Minnesota | 14.7 | 97.4 | 97.4 | +42.7 |
| 2025–2026 | Miami | 45.1 | 93.8 | 94.6 | +30.9 |