Texas A&M To Hire Trev Alberts As University’s New Athletic Director

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III named Trev Alberts as his new director of athletics, an All-American University of Nebraska football player who has served as AD at Nebraska for the past 15 years.

Alberts, a former first-round NFL draft pick and ESPN broadcaster, has been director of athletics at the University of Nebraska since 2021. He moved to Lincoln after serving 12 years as AD at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where made the transition. he athletic program from Division II to Division 1, while leading a renovation of its athletic facilities.

Welsh said Alberts’ strong business acumen, breadth of experience and leadership skills make him the ideal choice to oversee A&M Athletics, which has more than 650 student-athletes competing in the Southeastern Conference in 20 sports. university students.

“With Trev’s experience, the Aggies are prepared to not only excel on the fields, tracks and courts, but also to successfully navigate the multifaceted intersection of sports, commerce and student-athlete empowerment.” Welsh said. “He has a deep understanding of the intricate business of athletics and the evolving landscape of college athletics, particularly in the area of ​​Name, Image and Likeness (NIL).”

Added Welsh: “I can’t imagine a better person to lead the Aggie Athletics program in the future.”

Ross Bjork, who was hired in 2019 as Texas A&M’s athletic director, announced in January that he would take the same role at The Ohio State University. In a week, Welsh fixed David “Dave” Dunlap, alumnus and former president of the 12th Man Foundation Board of Directors, along with six other committee members, will conduct a national search for the next athletics director.

On Wednesday afternoon, Alberts expressed his gratitude to the committee and President Welsh and said he looks forward to collaborating with the student-athletes and the 12th Man.

“From my perspective, there has never been a more momentous moment in history for higher education and the changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics,” Alberts said. “Leadership matters now more than ever. “My interest in Texas A&M is not only due to its prestigious reputation, but also to President Welsh’s compelling vision in which, I believe, athletics can play a small but important role in helping Texas A&M achieve unprecedented success.” .

Leaving his beloved alma mater will be bittersweet, Alberts said.

“I really want to express my gratitude to the University of Nebraska; the school and its fans have been and always will be immensely important to me,” he said. “Nebraska changed my life and I am grateful for the incredible 15 years I spent here.”

Interim athletic director RC Slocum said he is eager to see where Alberts takes the A&M program.

“I want to welcome Trev and his family to Aggieland,” said Slocum, who is the all-time winningest football coach in Texas A&M history and now serves as special assistant to the A&M president. “I want to thank President Welsh and also the committee led by Dave Dunlap for their tremendous and thoughtful efforts in selecting Trev Alberts to lead our student-athletes, coaches and staff.”

While playing for coach Tom Osborne’s Cornhuskers in the early 1990s, Alberts was recognized as the nation’s top college linebacker and named Nebraska’s first Butkus Award recipient. He also received All-American honors. He was selected in the first round as the fifth overall pick of the 1994 NFL draft and played for the Indianapolis Colts for three years before injuries forced him to retire.

Alberts transitioned easily from athlete to broadcaster, initially working as a contributor at CNN and Sports Illustrated before being hired at ESPN, where he was an analyst for College GameDay.

In 2009, he was named director of athletics for the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks program, where many student-athletes found success not only through competition but also in academics. Alberts said he focused on the student-athlete experience, resulting in consistent collective semester grade point averages above 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale) for 18 consecutive semesters. He was praised for expanding the program while raising private funds to pay for facility improvements.

He was hired in 2021 as athletic director at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, from which he graduated before playing his final semester of college football. Their fundraising efforts to improve facilities continued to be successful. This fall he is expected to begin a $450 million renovation of the football stadium. Alberts also oversaw a new, comprehensive 15-year multimedia rights agreement between the university and Playfly Sports, a leader in technology, multimedia and sports marketing. The deal is valued at $301 million over the life of the contract.

Athletic achievements at Nebraska in 2022-23 include top-10 finishes in NCAA wrestling, rifle, bowling, women’s outdoor track and field, men’s gymnastics and men’s indoor track and field. The Nebraska men’s track and field team captured the Big 10 outdoor title with a first-year coach, while its new football coach was also hired by Alberts in the fall of 2022. “Volleyball Day in Nebraska” It was an Alberts-led effort that drew 92,000 fans to Memorial Stadium, making it the highest-attended women’s sporting event ever held in the state.

In the classrooms at the University of Nebraska, student-athletes thrived thanks to Albert’s initiatives. For the past two years, they have had a school-record 95 percent graduation rate in all sports.

Alberts and his wife Angela have three children: Chase (and his wife Cassie), Ashtynne and Breanna. Trev and Angela have a grandson, Walker John.

A press conference will be scheduled early next week.