Sources: WVU finalizing deal with Oklahoma DC Zac Alley

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West Virginia is finalizing a three-year deal to make Oklahoma defensive coordinator Zac Alley the school's new defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN.

The move reunites the 31-year-old Alley with West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez, who he has worked with at two prior stops. Alley was with Rodriguez at Jacksonville State for two seasons as the defensive coordinator before going to Oklahoma.

Prior to that, they worked on the staff together at Louisiana-Monroe. At the time, Rodriguez was the offensive coordinator and Alley, then 28, was the youngest defensive coordinator in the FBS.

The move signals a strong investment from West Virginia in Rodriguez's…