Texas A&M is targeting Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts for the same position, 247Sports confirms. Alberts would replace Ross Bjork, who left to become the athletic director at Ohio State in January. Alberts a former Nebraska football legend.
Under Alberts’ watch, the athletic department underwent a period of strong improvement. Alberts fired former Nebraska star Scott Frost and hired former Baylor and Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule, who posted strong returns in his first season despite a 5-7 overall record. Alberts also organized Nebraska Volleyball Day in August 2023, when the university hosted the most-attended women’s sporting event of all time with more than 92,000 fans inside Memorial Stadium. Nebraska women’s basketball is set to make consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time since 2014, while the men’s team could reach the Big Dance for the first time since the same year.
Alberts has led Nebraska’s athletic department since 2021 when his alma mater hired him away from Nebraska-Omaha. The hire was somewhat…
