The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Skyler Cassity.
Defensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.25#66 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.
Sam Houston 2024–2024
North Texas 2025–2025
Oklahoma State 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
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 | Sam Houston | 47.0 | 86.9 | 86.9 | +47.4 |
| 2025–2025 | North Texas | 25.7 | 26.1 | 26.1 | −18.2 |
| 2026–2026 | Oklahoma State | 16.5 | 60.5 | 60.5 | — |