By Bruce Feldman, Mitch Sherman and Max Olson
Nebraska’s Trev Alberts has been targeted by Texas A&M as its next athletic director, and he is expected to accept the position, a source with knowledge of the negotiations and the hiring process confirmed to the The Athletic.
The Houston Chronicle first reported the news on Wednesday.
Alberts, 53, a former Butkus Award-winning linebacker at Nebraska, took over as AD at his alma mater in 2021. He formerly served as the athletic director at the University of Nebraska at Omaha for 12 years.
Texas A&M lost its AD of the past five years, Ross Bjork, to Ohio State in February. Bjork hired Mike Elko as football coach for the Aggies in November.
At Nebraska, Alberts received a contract extension in November through 2031 and a bump in pay to $1.7 million annually. He was set to receive another raise to $2.6 million in 2026.
Alberts was credited with generating momentum for the football program at Nebraska with his hire of coach Matt Rhule, who completed his first season at the school in November. As AD, Alberts also negotiated a 15-year, $300 million multimedia rights agreement with PlayFly Sports and orchestrated the Volleyball Day in Nebraska event in August 2023 that brought a crowd of 92,003 to Memorial Stadium, a world record for a…
