Alberts named Nebraska athletic director by: Jill Martin, Nebraska News Service - Jul. 15, 2021 Sports The University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced Wednesday morning that former Husker All-American Trev Alberts will be its next athletic director. Alberts returns to the Huskers after serving as the athletic director for the University of Nebraska-Omaha since 2009. During his tenure, he helped transition UNO to Division I athletics, cutting the football and wrestling program in the process. Alberts replaces Bill Moos as athletic director after his abrupt retirement last month. Alberts played football at Nebraska from 1990 to 1993. In his senior season, he was a consensus first-team All-American and the Butkus Award winner as the top linebacker in the nation. He was selected No. 5 overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1994 NFL Draft, where he played all three years of his NFL career. He returns to the Huskers as the 14th athletic director in program history.