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,

Once you get past the initial shock value, Zac Alley’s decision to leave OU football to become WVU defensive coordinator isn’t as dubious as it seems.

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.