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 Jay Valai was named Oklahoma's co-defensive coordinator/pass defense on January 11, 2022. Valai will coach cornerbacks and nickelbacks at OU. A former All-Big Ten defensive back at Wisconsin, Valai has coached at both the collegiate and NFL levels since joining the profession in 2016. This season he helped Alabama to a 13-2 record, an SEC title and an appearance in the CFP National Championship Game.

Valai was a four-year letterwinner at Wisconsin, where he was a senior captain on its 2010 Rose Bowl team. He earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2008 and '09. A native of Euless, Texas, he lettered in football, basketball, and track at Colleyville Heritage High School. As a senior in 2005, he was a PrepStar All-American, first-team All-District 5-5A selection and district special teams’ player of the year. A captain that season, he was also named the squad's co-defensive MVP and its special teams MVP.

Valai graduated from Wisconsin in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in life science communication and earned a certificate of business. He and his wife Courtney have two daughters, Jayla and Kenzli, and a son, Jaxon.