The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Jeff Nixon.
Offensive coordinator · 6 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs1 season ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.00#225 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.
Baylor 2017–2019
Syracuse 2024–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Baylor, 3 years
+26.2
31.2 to 57.3 percentile.
Syracuse, 3 years
−38.1
90.7 to 52.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2019 | Baylor | 71.5 | 31.2 | 83.5 | +0.1 |
| 2024–2026 | Syracuse | 10.9 | 90.7 | 90.7 | −8.5 |