The Zeitgeist List · Coordinators · Never a head coach
William Inge.
Defensive coordinator · 4 seasons · 2 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.16not distinguishable from zero
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.
Fresno State 2020–2021
Washington 2022–2023
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Fresno State, 2 years
▲ 41.2
46.9 to 88.1 percentile.
Washington, 2 years
▼ 7.1
22.5 to 15.4 percentile.
Median defensive coordinator
+0.5
first season to last, across 235 stints of 3+ years. 50.6% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | Fresno State | 47.3 | 46.9 | 88.1 | ▲ 21.4 |
| 2022–2023 | Washington | 55.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | ▼ 40.5 |
Washington 2022–2023: ranked 55th the year before he arrived, 23rd at its best — went backwards.