Zac Alley is the assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for West Virginia's football program in Morgantown, West Virginia, and he is in his second season on the Mountaineers' staff. He returned to work with head coach Rich Rodriguez in 2025 after spending 2024 at Oklahoma as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Before that, he coached under Rodriguez at Jacksonville State from 2022 to 2023 and at Louisiana-Monroe in 2021.
In 2025, Alley directed a West Virginia defense that ranked among the nation's better units in several disruptive categories, including tackles for loss, fumbles recovered, turnovers gained and sacks. His defense also produced several notable individual performers, with Fred Perry ranking nationally in fumbles recovered and placing among the Big 12 leaders in forced fumbles, tackles for loss and tackles. Reid Carrico finished among the conference leaders in sacks, Chase Wilson ranked among the league leaders in interceptions, and Braden Siders tied for first in the Big 12 in forced fumbles.
