The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Taylor Mouser.
Offensive coordinator · 3 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense−0.03#286 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.
Iowa State 2024–2025
Penn State 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Iowa State, 2 years
−9.0
60.8 to 51.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | Iowa State | 72.6 | 60.8 | 60.8 | +6.8 |
| 2026–2026 | Penn State | 84.9 | 68.5 | 68.5 | — |
Iowa State 2024–2025: ranked 73rd the year before he arrived, 61st at its best — went backwards.
Penn State 2026–2026: ranked 85th the year before he arrived, 68th at its best — went backwards.