The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Desmond Kitchings.
Offensive coordinator · 6 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.11#391 of 472 · less 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.
NC State 2019–2019
Virginia 2022–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Virginia, 5 years
+33.7
6.5 to 40.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2019 | NC State | 56.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | −48.7 |
| 2022–2026 | Virginia | 80.4 | 6.5 | 40.2 | −27.2 |
NC State 2019–2019: ranked 57th the year before he arrived, 8th at its best — went backwards.
Virginia 2022–2026: ranked 80th the year before he arrived, 40th at its best — went backwards.