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Nebraska hires Trev Alberts as AD

Field Level Media

July 14, 2021 at 8:36 pm.

Nebraska on Wednesday named former standout linebacker and team captain Trev Alberts as athletic director.

Alberts replaces the retired Bill Moos after serving as the athletic director at University of Nebraska Omaha since 2009.

“It is such a tremendous honor to have this opportunity to lead Husker Athletics,” Alberts said in a statement. “UNL has incredibly talented coaches and student-athletes, and a fan base like no other program in the country. The future of Big Red is bright. I can’t wait to join the Husker Athletics team and get going.”

Alberts, 50, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015. He won the Butkus Award at Nebraska as the top linebacker in college football in 1993 and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts fifth overall in 1994.

His tasks at Nebraska include overseeing the football program run by former quarterback Scott Frost, who is 12-20 as head coach of the Cornhuskers. Frost transferred to Nebraska from Stanford in 1995 after Alberts’ college days were done and led the team to the national title in 1997.

Nebraska president Ted Carter is glad to see the former star return to the program.

“Trev Alberts understands the special role that Husker athletics plays in our state, and he knows firsthand the discipline and hard work necessary to compete with the best,” Carter said in a statement. “I’m thrilled that we have found someone in the Nebraska family to lead our student-athletes, coaches and staff forward.”

Alberts played in just 29 games (seven starts) with the Colts over three NFL seasons while struggling with injuries.

Alberts, a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame, became a studio and game analyst for ESPN and Westwood One in 1996.