The Oklahoma Sooners made some big changes to their coaching staff this offseason, replacing both coordinators. Seth Littrell took over as offensive coordinator, and Zac Alley as defensive coordinator.
Alley takes over a defense that made a big jump last year and a position group that is one of the deeper ones on the team.
Danny Stutsman shared with the media what he’s seen from Alley so far this offseason.
“Oh, it’s been amazing,” Stutsman said. “He’s a great coach. He really understands and relates to us. He’s a different balance than Coach Venables, which is really good. He understands some things, and he’s good to go to because he knows exactly what we’re thinking.”
Stutsman admits Alley has a lot of the same mannerisms as Venables at times, but he said he’s a lot calmer than the head coach.
Alley has a good problem on his hands as Stutsman, [autotag]Jaren Kanak[/autotag], [autotag]Dasan McCullough[/autotag], [autotag]Kobie McKinzie[/autotag], [autotag]Kip Lewis[/autotag] and [autotag]Lewis Carter[/autotag] are all guys who can play and play at a high level.
He also takes over a unit with a lot of experience as the first four guys played quite a bit in this system a season ago at linebacker. Carter played a lot on special teams.
After having success with Jacksonville State, it’ll be interesting to see what he does at the position and what differences he brings to the defense.
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