OU football will once again have two new coordinators. Zac Alley, the Sooners’ defensive coordinator, will leave after just one season in Norman to become the defensive coordinator at West Virginia,

ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports Zac Alley is finalizing a three-year deal to become the next defensive coordinator at West Virginia. Alley will be reunited with Rich Rodriguez who just started his second stint as the Mountaineers head coach.

Sooner Nation was dealt a painful blow when ESPN reported Saturday that Oklahoma co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Zac Alley is leaving to become the defensive coordinator at West Virginia.

But once you get past the initial shock value, Alley’s decision isn’t as dubious as it seems.  At West Virginia, Alley will reunite with head coach Rich Rodriguez, whom Alley worked with at both Louisiana-Monroe and Jacksonville State.