Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jay Hopson
Jay Hopson: 31st pct vs Darrell Hazell: 25th pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
Compare coach careers on the same scale.
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
Darrell HazellJay Hopson
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Darrell Hazell
Darrell Hazell: 33rd pct vs Jay Hopson: 24th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Jay Hopson
Jay Hopson: 90th pct vs Darrell Hazell: 76th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Darrell Hazell vs Jay Hopson
Darrell Hazell: 0 titles vs Jay Hopson: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Darrell Hazell vs Jay Hopson
Darrell Hazell: 6 seasons vs Jay Hopson: 5 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Jay Hopson
Jay Hopson: 54.9% vs Darrell Hazell: 36.8%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
Style and Strength Profile
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Jay Hopson has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeJay Hopson has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Darrell Hazell
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.5
31th pct
Lower end
Jay Hopson
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -4.1
44th pct
Mixed
Career Arc Overlay
Overlay the same SRS scale to compare where each career climbed faster, held steadier, peaked higher, or dipped harder.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Darrell HazellJay Hopson
EliteStrongAverageLean
Darrell Hazell: 2013 Purdue
2011Actual season year • SRS range -15.7 to -0.52020
Active comparison point
Darrell Hazell • 2012
2012 Kent State
Best seasonBiggest improvement11-3 • SRS -0.5 • SP Overall -0.1
Win %
78.6%
YoY SRS
+10.2
SP Off / Def
26.6 / 28.4
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jay Hopson
Nearest year 2016 • Southern Miss
7-6 • SRS -8.8 • SP Overall 0.7
Darrell Hazell holds a 8.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -2.5 SP offense
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Hazell | |||||
| Kent State | 2011-2012 | 2 | 16-10 | -5.6Best quality | -0.5Highest peak |
| Purdue | 2013-2016 | 4 | 9-33 | -11.1 | -6.7 |
| Jay Hopson | |||||
| Southern Miss | 2016-2020 | 5 | 28-23 | -9.0 | -4.9 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Darrell Hazell
25-43 • 36.8% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
-0.5 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Kent State 2012
SRS -0.5
Worst Season
Purdue 2013
SRS -15.7
Biggest Improvement
Kent State 2012
10.2 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Jay Hopson
28-23 • 54.9% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
90th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Southern Miss 2019
SRS -4.9
Worst Season
Southern Miss 2020
SRS -15.0
Biggest Improvement
Southern Miss 2018
2.9 SRS