West Virginia pulled off a big-time hire over the weekend, officially landing Zac Alley as the team's new defensive coordinator. The move backs up the promise from some of WVU's biggest donors, showing that they are more than committed to helping assist Rich Rodriguez in returning the football program to national relevance,

The Oklahoma Sooners have another coordinator position to fill in the wake of Zac Alley's departure for West Virginia. The Sooners hired Ben Arbuckle to take over the offense after the regular season ended. Despite a 6-7 season, the Sooners will be an attractive job.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Oklahoma co-defensive coordinator Zac Alley is being reunited with Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia. Rodriguez, who was hired for his second stint as West Virginia’s coach on Dec. 12, announced Sunday that he hired the 31-year-old Alley as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.