Texas A&M has its athletic director.
The university announced on Wednesday evening that it has selected Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts as the department’s new leader, replacing Ross Bjork, who was hired to the same position at Ohio State in January.
“I want to welcome Trev and his family to Aggieland,” the school’s all-time winningest football coach and interim athletic director, R.C. Slocum, said in an official announcement on the department’s website. “I want to thank President Welsh, and also the committee led by Dave Dunlap for their thorough and tremendous efforts in selecting Trev Alberts to lead our student-athletes, coaches and staff.”
Alberts, a former first-round NFL draft pick and a Nebraska alum, had been serving in the same position at his alma mater since 2021, following a 12-year stint at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. His success as a leader at both institutions, his experience overseeing a move from Division II to Division I, a $400 million stadium renovation, and a $300 million multimedia rights deal, and his understanding of the current landscape of college sports made him stand out above the rest.
“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,” Texas A&M president Mark Welsh said. “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). I can’t imagine a better individual to lead the Aggie Athletics program into the future.”
Prying the 53-year-old from the school where he became the program’s first-ever Butkus Award winner in the early 1990s could not have been an easy task, but A&M deployed a national search committee of seven members to find the right person for the job, and Alberts was sold on the university’s vision and leadership.
“From my perspective, there has never been a more consequential time in history for higher education and the evolving landscape of intercollegiate athletics,” a statement from Alberts read. “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.”
“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 added. “Nebraska changed my life, and I’m thankful for the incredible 15 years I spent here.”
The Aggies will introduce the new leader of their athletic department at a press conference early next week.