Zac Alley

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Zac Alley
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Current position
Title Defensive Coordinator
Team WVU
Conference Big 12
Biographical details
Alma mater Clemson University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2014 Clemson (SA)
2015–2018Clemson (GA)
2019 Boise State (ILB)
2020Boise State (OLB/co-ST)
2021 Louisiana–Monroe (DC/LB)
2022–2023 Jacksonville State (DC)
2024 Oklahoma (co-DC/LB)
2025-present West Virginia (DC)

Zachary Alley is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator at West Virginia. Alley won two national championships as a graduate assistant at Clemson University.

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Coaching career

Clemson

After graduating from Charlotte Country Day School, where he played on both the defensive and offensive lines, Alley went to Clemson. [1] Alley began his coaching career as a student assistant his freshman year in 2011 and worked as an assistant his entire time as a student at Clemson. Once he graduated he became a graduate assistant from 2015 to 2018, [2] where he won two national championships under Dabo Swinney.

Boise State

A month after he was signed to be the nickels coach for the Charlotte 49ers, [3] Alley became the inside linebackers coach for the Broncos for the 2019 season. [2] For the 2020 season he coached the outside linebackers while also being the co-special teams coordinator. [4] During the season Alley contracted COVID-19. [5] [6] [7]

ULM

Under the recommendation of Brent Venables, Alley was hired by Terry Bowden to be the defensive coordinator for the Warhawks in 2021. [8] [9] [10] Only being 27 years old he was the youngest FBS coordinator.

Jacksonville State

When Rich Rodriguez was hired as the new head coach at Jacksonville State, after serving as the offensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe, he brought Alley with him as his defensive coordinator. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Where Are They Now? – Kendall Alley". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. September 30, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Southorn, Dave (March 30, 2019). "From Clemson to Boise, Broncos' newest assistant brings youthful energy to defense".
  3. ↑ "Healy Adds Alley to Coaching Staff". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ Barnett, Zach. "Zac Alley/Winston Venable -- 2020 Special Teams Coordinators of the Year". Footballscoop. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ Southorn, Dave. "Boise State assistant Zac Alley details his COVID-19 experience and recovery". The Athletic. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ bjrains@idahopress.com, By B. J. RAINS. "Boise State football assistant coach Zac Alley tests positive for COVID-19". Idaho Press. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ Armstrong, Megan. "Boise State LB Coach Zac Alley Announces He Tested Positive for COVID-19". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Alley named ULM Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach". Crescent City Sports. January 11, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ Hunsucker, Adam. "Zac Alley on ULM's new defense, mentor Brent Venables and his COVID-19 experience". The News-Star. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  10. ↑ Hunsucker, Adam. "Terry Bowden completes first ULM football coaching staff". The News-Star. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  11. ↑ Brice, John (January 6, 2022). "Sources: Rich Rodriguez tabs star-in-the-making young coach to run defense". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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