Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts is an Aggie.The Husker football standout turned administrator accepted the Texas A&M athletic director job Wednesday. READ MORE: Here’s what Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts’ buyout would beTexas A&M officially announced the news, crediting Alberts’ “strong business acumen, range of experience and leadership abilities.”“With Trev’s expertise, the Aggies are poised to not only excel on the fields, tracks and courts, but also successfully navigate the multi-faceted intersection of sports, commerce and student-athlete empowerment,” Mark A. Welsh, Texas A&M president, said in a statement. “He has a profound understanding of the intricate business of athletics and the evolving landscape of college athletics, particularly in the realm of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL).”In a statement, Alberts said he’s looking forward to leading the Aggies.“From my perspective, there has never been a more consequential time in history for higher education and the evolving landscape of intercollegiate athletics,” Alberts said in a statement. “Leadership matters now more than ever before. My interest in Texas A&M is not only due to its prestigious reputation but also because of 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.”Alberts also thanked the University of Nebraska.“I truly 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’m thankful for the incredible 15 years I spent here.”In November 2023, Alberts agreed to an eight-year contract extension with Nebraska, and told KETV’s Andy Kendeigh in a one-on-one interview that he “didn’t want to be anywhere else.”WATCH: Nebraska’s Trev Alberts on Matt Rhule’s first season, Memorial Stadium renovations, and more”It was important that it wasn’t something that I was pushing is not something that I asked for it, but I am grateful. I love this place. I love the state of Nebraska. I don’t want to be anywhere else,” Alberts said in November.Alberts’ new contract doubled his salary from $850,000 to an annual base salary of $1.7 million, with an increase to $2.1 million in 2026.In February, he was named in a lawsuit involving a former Nebraska women’s basketball player alleging an inappropriate relationship with a former assistant coach.The lawsuit blames Alberts for “not advising staff that if the assistant coach had pursued a sexual relationship (with the plaintiff), then that was an abuse of power and ethics.” The former player also blames Alberts for not ordering an investigation into the sexual relationship.Ross Bjork, Texas A&M’s previous athletic director, left in January to take the same job at Ohio State.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts is an Aggie.
The Husker football standout turned administrator accepted the Texas A&M athletic director job Wednesday.
READ MORE: Here’s what Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts’ buyout would be
Texas A&M officially announced the news, crediting Alberts’ “strong business acumen, range of experience and leadership abilities.”
“With Trev’s expertise, the Aggies are poised to not only excel on the fields, tracks and courts, but also successfully navigate the multi-faceted intersection of sports, commerce and student-athlete empowerment,” Mark A. Welsh, Texas A&M president, said in a statement. “He has a profound understanding of the intricate business of athletics and the evolving landscape of college athletics, particularly in the realm of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL).”
In a statement, Alberts said he’s looking forward to leading the Aggies.
“From my perspective, there has never been a more consequential time in history for higher education and the evolving landscape of intercollegiate athletics,” Alberts said in a statement. “Leadership matters now more than ever before. My interest in Texas A&M is not only due to its prestigious reputation but also because of 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.”
Alberts also thanked the University of Nebraska.
“I truly 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’m thankful for the incredible 15 years I spent here.”
In November 2023, Alberts agreed to an eight-year contract extension with Nebraska, and told KETV’s Andy Kendeigh in a one-on-one interview that he “didn’t want to be anywhere else.”
WATCH: Nebraska’s Trev Alberts on Matt Rhule’s first season, Memorial Stadium renovations, and more
“It was important that it wasn’t something that I was pushing is not something that I asked for it, but I am grateful. I love this place. I love the state of Nebraska. I don’t want to be anywhere else,” Alberts said in November.
Alberts’ new contract doubled his salary from $850,000 to an annual base salary of $1.7 million, with an increase to $2.1 million in 2026.
In February, he was named in a lawsuit involving a former Nebraska women’s basketball player alleging an inappropriate relationship with a former assistant coach.
The lawsuit blames Alberts for “not advising staff that if the assistant coach had pursued a sexual relationship (with the plaintiff), then that was an abuse of power and ethics.” The former player also blames Alberts for not ordering an investigation into the sexual relationship.
Ross Bjork, Texas A&M’s previous athletic director, left in January to take the same job at Ohio State.
Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7