Gov. blames Nebraska management for Alberts’ exit
Mar 14, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Gov. Jim Pillen stated Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts’ unexpected decision to take the same job at Texas A&M was disappointing, and he urged the university’s board of regents Thursday to act rapidly to fill uninhabited leadership positions.Pillen, a previous regent
who played football for the Cornhuskers from 1976-78, issued a”call for action”less than 24 hr after Alberts’announcement. “I am deeply dissatisfied by Trev Alberts
‘decision to leave so right after restating his dedication to Nebraska and I don’t fully comprehend or understand his reasons why, “the guv stated in a declaration. “I do know that the time for reflecting on the failures of University leadership, which resulted in his choice, need to come later on. Now is the time to act.” Editor’s Picks Alberts signed four months ago a contract extension through 2031. His annual base salary this year was
$1.7 million, and a stipulation in his new agreement assured changes as essential to keep him amongst the leading 3 highest-paid Huge 10 athletic directors.Terms of his agreement at Texas A&M were not announced.Alberts has actually not responded to requests for remark. In current interviews, he had actually revealed disappointment that regents had actually not employed a president
to replace Ted Carter, who was named Ohio State’s president last August.Alberts often praised Carter’s management and for helping him land Matt Rhule as football coach in 2022, in addition to for work on the prepare for a$ 450 million renovation to Memorial Arena.
Alberts reported directly to Carter instead of the school chancellor, contrary to custom.”It has been 206 days considering that Ted Carter revealed his departure as president,”Pillen said.”It is inappropriate that the University’s chosen leaders have actually stopped working throughout this time to appoint permanent leadership.
It is essential that they act urgently and decisively to end this unpredictability. Without any hold-up, they should support Interim President Chris Kabourek’s efforts to instantly select a new permanent athletic director. “