Trev Kendall AlbertsJim Offner

'' Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier'', February 6, 2013, accessed July 8, 2013. (born August 8, 1970) is an American sports administrator and former football

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who is the director of athletics at

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. He played college football at Nebraska, where he won the

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and Jack Lambert Trophy as a senior. Alberts was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015. Following his collegiate success, Alberts played in the

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(NFL) with the Indianapolis Colts, who selected him fifth overall in the

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. His career would only last three seasons, however, due to injuries. Alberts pursued a broadcasting career before serving as the athletic director at the

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from 2009 to 2021. In 2021, he returned to his alma mater at Nebraska's flagship campus in Lincoln to become its athletic director.

Early years

Alberts was born in

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to parents Ken Alberts, a business executive, and Linda.National Football League, Historical Players
Trev Alberts
Retrieved February 11, 2012. He also has an older brother, Troy, who went on to work as a sales director in an oil processor, and a sister, Tami, who teaches elementary school. Trev Alberts attended

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in Cedar Falls,databaseFootball.com, Players
Trev Alberts
. Retrieved February 11, 2012. where he played for the Northern University Panthers

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team.

College career

While attending the University of Nebraska, he played for the

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team from 1990 to 1993. Following his senior season in 1993, he was awarded the

and Jack Lambert Trophy as the top college linebacker; Alberts was also recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, after recording 15 quarterback sacks, 21 tackles for loss, and 38 quarterback hurries. Despite an injury early in the eleventh game of the season against the Oklahoma Sooners, Alberts returned with a cast on his arm for the national championship game against Florida State in the Orange Bowl. Although the Seminoles won 18-16, Alberts had a dominant performance with three sacks of Heisman Trophy-winner

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(FSU quarterbacks were sacked only five times during the 1993 regular season).

Professional career

Selected fifth overall in the 1994 draft, Alberts began his

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career with the Indianapolis Colts and continued to play for the Colts from to .Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players
Trev Alberts
Retrieved February 11, 2012. Due to injuries he played portions of just three

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s before retiring before the 1997 season, tallying just four career quarterback sacks and one interception.

Broadcasting career

Upon retirement from the NFL, Alberts was hired by the American

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and concomitantly its ''

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'' magazine, where he served as a college football contributor. In 2002, Alberts joined the staff of the American cable television network

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, where he worked as an in-studio analyst for college football, ultimately joining

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and

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on the network's ''

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'' and '' College GameDay Final.'' On September 6, 2005, Alberts was terminated by ESPN for breaching his contract when he declined to report to work; Alberts later claimed he did not want to "play second fiddle" to the more prominent cast of '' College GameDay,''

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and

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. Alberts thereafter accepted a position as a columnist for the

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of the

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cable television network

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. He worked as a color commentator for the '' NFL on Westwood One'' Sunday afternoon radio broadcasts in 2006. He also provided color commentary for SEC football games on CBS. Alberts also served as an analyst for Sprint Exclusive Entertainment, breaking down college football and other sports for viewers.

Athletic director

Alberts was hired in April 2009 to be the director of athletics for the

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sports program at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Alberts made the controversial decision to eliminate football and wrestling in an effort to bring

to Division I's

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. The regents approved the move March 25, 2011.Regents approve UNO’s move to DI
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announced that he would be its next

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References

External links

Nebraska profile
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