FILE -FILE - Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts gives an update on Memorial Stadium renovations Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. Texas A&M is close to hiring Nebraska's Trev Alberts as its next athletic director, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday., March 13, 2024. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP, File)
FILE - Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule chats with supporters before Purdue played against Nebraska in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. Rhule spent the first 10 minutes of his pre-spring football practice news conference Monday, March 18, 2024, giving a pep talk to a Nebraska fan base reeling from last week's surprise departure of athletic director Trev Alberts. Rhule has been at the school only 16 months, and in that time he has seen university president Ted Carter leave for the same position at Ohio State and Alberts take off for the AD job at Texas A&M.(AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)