Zac Alley
Current position | |
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Title | Defensive coordinator |
Team | Jacksonville State |
Conference | ASUN |
Biographical details | |
Alma mater | Clemson |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2011–2014 | Clemson (SA) |
2015–2018 | Clemson (GA) |
2019 | Boise State (ILB) |
2020 | Boise State (OLB/co-ST) |
2021 | Louisiana–Monroe (DC/LB) |
2022–present | Jacksonville State (DC) |
Zachary Alley is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator at Jacksonville State University, a position he has held since 2022. Alley won a member of two national championship-winning team as a graduate assistant at Clemson University.
Coaching career[]
Clemson[]
After graduating from Charlotte Country Day School, where he played on the defensive and offensive line. He went to college where his father won a national championship, Clemson.[1] Alley began his coaching career as a student assistant his freshman year in 2011 and worked as an assistant his entire time as a student at Clemson. Once he graduated he became a graduate assistant from 2015 to 2018[2] where he won two national championships under Dabo Swinney.
Boise State[]
A month after he was signed to be the nickels coach for Charlotte 49ers,[3] Alley became the inside linebackers coach for the Broncos for the 2019 season.[2] For the 2020 season he was given the responsibility of coaching the outside linebackers while also being the co-special teams coordinator.[4] Amidst the season Alley contracted COVID-19.[5][6][7]
ULM[]
Under the recommendation of Brent Venables, Alley was hired by Terry Bowden to be the defensive coordinator for the Warhawks in 2021.[8][9][10] At the time being 27 he was the youngest FBS coordinator.
Jacksonville State[]
When Rich Rodriguez was hired as the new head coach at Jacksonville State, after serving as the offensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe, he brought Alley with him as his defensive coordinator.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Where Are They Now? – Kendall Alley". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ a b Southorn, Dave (March 30, 2019). "From Clemson to Boise, Broncos' newest assistant brings youthful energy to defense".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Healy Adds Alley to Coaching Staff". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Barnett, Zach. "Zac Alley/Winston Venable -- 2020 Special Teams Coordinators of the Year". Footballscoop. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Southorn, Dave. "Boise State assistant Zac Alley details his COVID-19 experience and recovery". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ bjrains@idahopress.com, By B. J. RAINS. "Boise State football assistant coach Zac Alley tests positive for COVID-19". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Armstrong, Megan. "Boise State LB Coach Zac Alley Announces He Tested Positive for COVID-19". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Alley named ULM Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach". Crescent City Sports. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Hunsucker, Adam. "Zac Alley on ULM's new defense, mentor Brent Venables and his COVID-19 experience". The News-Star. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Hunsucker, Adam. "Terry Bowden completes first ULM football coaching staff". The News-Star. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Brice, John (January 6, 2022). "Sources: Rich Rodriguez tabs star-in-the-making young coach to run defense". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- Living people
- Boise State Broncos football coaches
- Clemson Tigers football coaches
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks football coaches
- Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football coaches
- Clemson University alumni
- Sportspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina
- Coaches of American football from North Carolina