Alberts will take over for former Aggies athletics director Ross Bjork, who took the same role at Ohio State in January.

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“From my perspective, there has never been a more consequential time in history for higher education and the evolving landscape of intercollegiate athletics,” Alberts stated in a release. “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 (Mark A.) Welsh’s compelling vision in which, I believe, Athletics can play a small but important role in helping Texas A&M achieve unprecedented success.”

According to Adam Rittenberg of ESPN, Alberts is “expected to get a five-year deal with Texas A&M that will put him near the top of the SEC and among the top 10 athletic directors nationally in terms of salary.”

Alberts had a long history at Nebraska — his alma mater. There he’d been AD since 2021, and his Cornhusker roots dig deeper than that.

Alberts was the No. 5 overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft from Nebraska, and he turned in a three-year professional career.

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Texas A&M’s new athletics director also has a lengthy history as a broadcaster and has stints with CNN, Sports Illustrated and as an analyst for ESPN’s College GameDay.

Alberts was athletics director at University of Nebraska at Omaha from 2009-21 where he led the transition from Division II to Division I.

At Nebraska, Alberts and the Cornhuskers saw a school-record 95% graduation rate across all sports for the past two years according to a release. Alberts also secured a $450 million renovation of Memorial Stadium that will begin later this fall and oversaw a 15-year multimedia rights agreement valued at $301 million.

“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,” Welsh stated in a release. “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).”

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