Trev Alberts played professionally as a linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
14 Facts About Trev Alberts
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Trev Alberts was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Trev Alberts's career ended after three seasons due to injuries.
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Trev Alberts pursued a broadcasting career before serving as the athletic director at the University of Nebraska Omaha from 2009 to 2021.
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Trev Alberts attended Northern University High School in Cedar Falls, where he played for the Northern University Panthers high school football team.
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In 2002, Trev Alberts joined the staff of the American cable television network ESPN, where he worked as an in-studio analyst for college football, ultimately joining Rece Davis and Mark May on the network's College GameDay Scoreboard and College GameDay Final.
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On September 6,2005, Trev Alberts was terminated by ESPN for breaching his contract when he declined to report to work; Trev Alberts later claimed he did not want to "play second fiddle" to the more prominent cast of College GameDay, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso.
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Trev Alberts thereafter accepted a position as a columnist for the website of the college sports cable television network CSTV.
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Trev Alberts worked as a color commentator for the NFL on Westwood One Sunday afternoon radio broadcasts in 2006.
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Trev Alberts provided color commentary for SEC football games on CBS.
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Trev Alberts served as an analyst for Sprint Exclusive Entertainment, breaking down college football and other sports for viewers.
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Trev 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.
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On September 11,2022, Trev Alberts elected to fire football head coach Scott Frost.
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The move was seen as ill-timed as Frost's buyout would have almost $8 million less if Trev Alberts had waited 3 more weeks.