Source: OU to work with JSU DC Street to replace Roofing

• Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

  • Elder WriterJan 4, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Close College football reporter.
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  • Graduate of Northwestern University.Oklahoma is anticipated to hire

Jacksonville State protective organizer Zac Alley for the exact same role, according to a source, as the group worked quickly to replace Ted Roofing, who parted methods with the Sooners on Thursday.Alley informed the Jacksonville State staff off his departure, a source

said. He invested the previous 2 seasons with the Gamecocks, who this season allowed 21.2 points per game and went 9-4. He likewise spent a year as Louisiana-Monroe’s protective organizer, becoming the youngest defensive organizer(28)in the FBS at the time.Now 30, Street started his coaching profession under Oklahoma coach Brent Venables at Clemson, when he served as a student assistant and then a graduate assistant while Venables was Clemson’s defensive planner. Alley worked together with Venables from 2012 to 2018, before landing his first on-field job at Boise State.Editor’s Picks 1 Related Roofing, 60, joined coach Venables’personnel in 2022 after working along with him at Clemson in 2021. Oklahoma tied for 46th nationally in

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this previous season at 23.5 points per game, a considerable improvement from 2022, when the Sooners completed 90th at 30 per game and lost seven games.The Sooners’defense ranks in the top 10 nationally in interceptions and other categories and produced 2 first-team All-Big 12 entertainers in security Billy Bowman Jr. and linebacker Danny Stutsman.Venables said in a prepared declaration that he offered Roof the possibility to remain on Oklahoma’s staff in a various role which Roofing stated”he has a deep desire to keep coaching and will look to do that at a various school.” Roofing served as Duke’s head coach from 2003 to 2007 and has been defensive coordinator at numerous areas, consisting of Penn State, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Auburn, where he assisted the Tigers win a national title in 2010. “Ted is an exceptionally knowledgeable coach and teacher, and his players like playing for him,” Venables stated.”Our program is grateful for his extreme devotion the last 2 seasons and for assisting make us better. “