Coaches
Zac Alley
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Zac Alley
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2014 | Clemson | Other | SA | Dabo Swinney* |
| 2015-2018 | Clemson (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2019 | Boise State | Position | ILB | Bryan Harsin |
| 2020 | Boise State | ST coord. | OLB/co-ST | Bryan Harsin |
| 2021 | UL Monroe | DC | DC/LB✓ | Terry Bowden |
| 2022-2023 | Jacksonville State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Rich Rodriguez* (2023) |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | DC | DC/LB✓ | Brent Venables* |
| 2025- | West Virginia | DC | AHC/DC/LB✓ | Rich Rodriguez* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UL Monroe | Defensive coordinator | 102 | 101 | 104 | 120 | 130 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | Defensive coordinator | 9 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 133 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | Defensive coordinator | 14 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 134 |
| 2025 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 72 | 94 | 50 | 124 | 136 |
| 2026 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | 133 | 119 | 124 | 72 | 138 |
Worked under
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2011-2014 (Other)
- Bryan Harsin · Boise State 2019-2020 (Position, ST coord.)
- Terry Bowden · UL Monroe 2021 (DC, Position)
- Rich Rodriguez* · Jacksonville State 2023 (DC, Position)
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2024 (DC, Position)
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2025-2026 (DC, Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chad Morris · Clemson 2011-2014 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Charlie Harbison · Clemson 2011-2012 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Dabo Swinney* · Clemson 2011-2014 · him Other, them Head coach
- Jeff Scott · Clemson 2011-2014 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Kevin Steele · Clemson 2011 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Marion Hobby · Clemson 2011-2014 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Robbie Caldwell · Clemson 2011-2014 · him Other, them Position
- Tony Elliott* · Clemson 2011-2014 · him Other, them Position
- Wes Goodwin · Clemson 2011-2014 · him Other, them Analyst, GA
- Brent Venables* · Clemson 2012-2014 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Bryan Harsin · Boise State 2019-2020 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Eric Kiesau · Boise State 2019-2020 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Jeff Schmedding · Boise State 2019-2020 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Lee Marks · Boise State 2019 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Spencer Danielson*+ · Boise State 2019-2020 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Zak Hill · Boise State 2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Miller · Boise State 2020 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Alonzo Hampton · UL Monroe 2021 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Rich Rodriguez* · UL Monroe 2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Terry Bowden · UL Monroe 2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Calvin Magee · Jacksonville State 2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · Jacksonville State 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Rod Smith · Jacksonville State 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Jay Valai · Oklahoma 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Johns · Oklahoma 2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Seth Littrell · Oklahoma 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Todd Bates · Oklahoma 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jack Bicknell · West Virginia 2025 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Larry Porter · West Virginia 2025 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 2025-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach