The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Zak Hill.
Offensive coordinator · 7 seasons · 5 stints · 2 programs0 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Offense+0.14#55 of 472 · 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.
Boise State 2016–2019
Arizona State 2020–2021
Boise State 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
Boise State, 4 years
−5.9
83.2 to 77.3 percentile.
Arizona State, 2 years
+2.9
76.0 to 78.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2016 | Boise State | 71.5 | 83.2 | 83.2 | +31.7 |
| 2017–2018 | Boise State | 83.2 | 65.0 | 86.5 | +26.4 |
| 2019–2019 | Boise State | 86.5 | 77.3 | 77.3 | +27.7 |
| 2020–2021 | Arizona State | 17.3 | 76.0 | 78.8 | +17.3 |
| 2026–2026 | Boise State | 58.5 | 56.2 | 56.2 | — |
Boise State 2019–2019: ranked 87th the year before he arrived, 77th at its best — went backwards.
Boise State 2026–2026: ranked 58th the year before he arrived, 56th at its best — went backwards.