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{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Trev Alberts
| current_team = Texas A&M Aggies
| number       = <!-- 51 -->
| position     = [[Athletic director]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1970|8|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]], U.S. 
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 4
| weight_lb    = 245
| high_school  = [[Northern University High School|Northern University]] {{nowrap|(Cedar Falls)}}
| college      = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
| draftyear    = 1994
| draftround   = 1
| draftpick    = 5
| pastteams    =
* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1994|1996}})
| highlights   =
* [[Dick Butkus Award]] (1993)
* [[Touchdown Club of Columbus|Jack Lambert Trophy]] (1993)
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1993 College Football All-America Team|1993]])
* [[Big Eight Conference football#Defensive Player of the Year|Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year]] (1993)
* First-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] ([[1993 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1993]])
* Second-team All-Big Eight ([[1992 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1992]])
* [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football#Retired numbers and jerseys|Nebraska Cornhuskers Jersey No. 34]] retired
| pastadmin    =
* [[Omaha Mavericks|Omaha]] (2009–2021)<br>Athletic director
* [[Nebraska Cornhuskers|Nebraska]] (2021–2024)<br>Athletic director
* [[Texas A&M Aggies|Texas A&M]] (2024–present)<br>Athletic director
| statlabel1   = [[Tackle (football move)|Tackle]]s
| statvalue1   = 69
| statlabel2   = Forced [[fumble]]s
| statvalue2   = 3
| statlabel3   = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue3   = 1
| pfr          = AlbeTr20
| CollegeHOF   = 2374 
}}

'''Trev Kendall Alberts'''<ref name=WCF020613>Jim Offner, [http://wcfcourier.com/business/local/familiar-territory-ex-cfu-executive-wife-buy-wasendorf-estate/article_13814d3c-707e-11e2-bd2d-0019bb2963f4.html Familiar territory: Ex-CFU executive, wife buy Wasendorf estate], '' Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier'', February 6, 2013, accessed July 8, 2013.</ref> (born August 8, 1970) is an American sports administrator and former professional [[American football|football]] player who is the athletic director at [[Texas A&M University]]. He played professionally as a [[linebacker]] for the [[Indianapolis Colts]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).

Alberts played [[college football]] for the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska Cornhuskers]], winning the [[Dick Butkus Award]] and [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#Jack Lambert Trophy|Jack Lambert Trophy]] as a senior. Alberts was inducted to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2015.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12141880/jim-tressel-bill-snyder-selected-college-football-hall-fame|title=Jim Tressel, Bill Snyder selected to College Football Hall of Fame|date=2015-01-09}}</ref> Following his collegiate success, Alberts played in the NFL with the Colts, who selected him fifth overall in the [[1994 NFL draft]]. His career ended after three seasons due to injuries. Alberts pursued a broadcasting career before serving as the athletic director at the [[University of Nebraska Omaha]] from 2009 to 2021. In 2021, he returned to his alma mater's flagship campus in Lincoln to become its athletic director before being hired for the same position at Texas A&M in 2024.

==Early life==
Alberts was born in [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]].<ref name=WCF020613/><ref name=nflprofile>National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/player/trevalberts/2499373/profile Trev Alberts]. Retrieved February 11, 2012.</ref> He has a brother and sister.<ref name=WCF020613/> Trev Alberts attended [[Northern University High School]] in Cedar Falls,<ref name=dbfprofile>databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120326231405/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ALBERTRE01  Trev Alberts]}}.  Retrieved February 11, 2012.</ref> where he played for the Northern University Panthers [[high school football]] team.

==Career==
===College===
While attending the University of Nebraska, he played for the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football]] team from 1990 to 1993.  Following his senior season in 1993, he was awarded the [[Dick Butkus Award]] and [[Touchdown Club of Columbus|Jack Lambert Trophy]] as the top college linebacker; Alberts was also recognized as a consensus first-team [[College Football All-America 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 [[Charlie Ward]] (FSU quarterbacks were sacked only five times during the 1993 regular season).

===Professional===
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|    height in = 4
|       weight = 243
|     arm span = 32 3/4
|    hand span = 9 1/4
}}

Selected in the first round with the fifth overall pick in the [[1994 NFL draft|1994 draft]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Alberts began his [[professional sports|professional]] career with the Indianapolis Colts and continued to play for the Colts from {{NFL Year|1994}} to {{NFL Year|1996}}.<ref name=pfrprofile>Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlbeTr20.htm  Trev Alberts].  Retrieved February 11, 2012.</ref>  Due to injuries he played portions of just three [[regular season|season]]s before retiring before the [[1997 NFL season|1997 season]], tallying just four career [[quarterback sack]]s and one interception.

===Broadcasting===
Upon retirement from the NFL, Alberts was hired by the American [[cable television]] [[television network|network]] [[CNN/SI]] and concomitantly its ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' [[magazine]], where he served as a college football contributor. In 2002, Alberts joined the staff of the American cable television network [[ESPN]], where he worked as an [[studio|in-studio]] analyst for college football, ultimately joining [[Rece Davis]] and [[Mark May]] on the network's ''[[College GameDay Scoreboard]]'' and ''[[College GameDay Final]].''

On September 6, 2005, Alberts was [[Termination of employment|terminated]] by ESPN for [[breach of contract|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 (football)|College GameDay]],'' [[Chris Fowler]], [[Kirk Herbstreit]] and [[Lee Corso]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20050910223255/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/ncaa/09/06/alberts.espn/]}}. Walters, J. ''ESPN sacks Alberts''. [[Sports Illustrated|Sports Illustrated.com]]. September 6, 2005.</ref>

Alberts thereafter accepted a position as a [[columnist]] for the [[website]] of the [[college sports]] cable television network [[CSTV]]. 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.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}

Alberts also served as an analyst for Sprint Exclusive Entertainment, breaking down college football and other sports for viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fbschedules.com/2008/09/trev-alberts-top-ten-week-two/ |title= Trev Alberts' Top Ten – Week Two |work= FB Schedules |date=2008-09-06 |access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref>

===Administrative career===

'''Omaha'''

Alberts was hired in April 2009 to be the director of athletics for the [[Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks]] sports program at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.<ref name="unomahaRel">{{cite web|url=http://www.unomaha.edu/news/releases/2009/04/29_alberts.php|title=Trev Alberts Appointed to be UNO Athletic Director|date=2009-04-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504054201/http://www.unomaha.edu/news/releases/2009/04/29_alberts.php|archive-date=2009-05-04}}</ref>

{{cquote|I believe the potential for UNO's athletic programs is unlimited.  This new chapter in my life will be exciting for me and for my family.  I had an amazing experience as a college athlete.  For several years now, I’ve wanted to return to college athletics and give something back.  This position at UNO is a privilege.<ref name=unomahaRel/><br><small>—Alberts upon assuming the UNO job</small>}}

Alberts made the controversial decision to eliminate football and wrestling in an effort to bring [[University of Nebraska-Omaha]] to Division I's [[Summit League]]. The regents approved the move March 25, 2011.<ref>[https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2011-03-25/regents-approve-uno%E2%80%99s-move-di Regents approve UNO’s move to DI]</ref>

'''Nebraska'''

On July 14, 2021, the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]] announced Alberts as its next [[List of Nebraska Cornhuskers athletic directors|athletic director]].<ref name="alberts" />

On September 11, 2022, Alberts elected to fire football head coach [[Scott Frost]]. The move was seen as ill-timed as Frost's buyout would have almost $8 million less if Alberts had waited 3 more weeks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nebraska fires Scott Frost: Cornhuskers pay massive buyout to dismiss coach three games into fifth season|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/nebraska-fires-scott-frost-cornhuskers-pay-massive-buyout-to-dismiss-coach-three-games-into-fifth-season/amp/|access-date=December 28, 2024}}</ref>

'''Texas A&M'''

On March 13, 2024, Texas A&M University announced that Alberts had been hired as its new athletic director, replacing [[Ross Bjork]], who took the same position at [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]].<ref name="alberts">{{cite web |author=Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications |date=March 13, 2024 |title=Texas A&M To Hire Trev Alberts As University's New Athletic Director |url=https://today.tamu.edu/2024/03/13/texas-am-to-hire-trev-alberts-as-new-athletic-director/ |access-date=March 13, 2024 |website=TAMU.edu}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://huskers.com/staff-directory/trev-alberts/1497 Nebraska profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804015845/https://huskers.com/staff-directory/trev-alberts/1497 |date=2022-08-04 }}
* {{College Football HoF|2374}}
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