The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Eric Lewis.
Defensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.04#189 of 458 · 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.
Bowling Green 2021–2022
Navy 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Bowling Green, 2 years
+2.0
44.2 to 46.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | Bowling Green | 13.0 | 44.2 | 46.2 | +4.9 |
| 2026–2026 | Navy | 48.2 | 35.9 | 35.9 | — |
Navy 2026–2026: ranked 48th the year before he arrived, 36th at its best — went backwards.