COLLEGE STATION Texas A&M University announced a new six-year contract through 2031 for Director of Athletics Trev Alberts following authorization from The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

"As we navigate the changing college athletics landscape, Trev Alberts' professionalism, knowledge, and business-minded approach are just what we need to compete boldly in the future," Interim President Tommy Williams '78 said. "His new, extended contract reflects our confidence in a leader who embodies our core values and understands the heartbeat of Aggie Athletics is the 12th Man."

Since he arrived in Aggieland, Alberts has overseen two national championships as women's tennis claimed its first in program history in 2024 and men's outdoor track & field won its fifth outdoor title in 2025. The Aggies have also brought home four SEC championships since Alberts was hired, with women's tennis winning in 2024 and 2025, men's indoor track & field securing the title in 2025, and softball's SEC Tournament crown in 2025. Women's tennis played for another national championship in 2025, while the Aggie baseball team competed for the national title in 2024.

Texas A&M's football and volleyball teams are in the midst of historic seasons. Football ranks third in the nation and is 10-0 for the first time in more than 30 years. Volleyball has registered its best regular season record since 1984 at 22-3 and heads into the postseason as the No. 6 team in the country.

"I want to express my gratitude to the Texas A&M Board of Regents, Chancellor Glenn Hega, and Interim President Tommy Williams for their continued confidence in our vision for the athletics department," Alberts said. "From the moment we arrived, Angie and I have felt embraced by the Texas A&M family, and this truly feels like home. We're fortunate to work alongside extraordinary coaches, staff,f and student-athletes who pour themselves into their programs every single day. The momentum we've built over the past 20 months is real, and I'm energized by the opportunity to continue elevating this department with them."

In addition to Texas A&M's success in competition, Alberts championed a new landmark multimedia rights agreement with Playfly Sports, which is the largest deal of its kind in college athletics history. The partnership also includes a comprehensive strategy to leverage all Texas A&M assets to grow fair market value NIL for Aggie student-athletes.

As the athletics year wrapped up in 2023-24, Texas A&M posted a sixth-place finish in the Learfield Directors' Cup standings and finished 2024-25 in 15th place. In addition to success in the various fields of play, Aggie student-athletes were very involved in the community, as well as excelling in the classroom. The overall departmental spring 2025 term grade-point average was 3.208, the highest in school history.

Alberts, a former first-round NFL draft pick and ESPN broadcaster, came to Texas A&M in March of 2024 after serving as the director of athletics at Nebraska since 2021. He moved to Lincoln after spending 12 years as the AD at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he transitioned the athletic program from Division II to Division I, while leading an overhaul of its athletic facilities.

Level the bevel, promote Texas Aggies and Fightin' Texas Aggies, and we'll build you a statue. Congrats!

How do I get a job in A&M Athletics?

They dole out money like the US Government

I honestly don't know what the AD does. Our last one tried to hire Mark Stoops and he had to put down a rebellion so we ended up with Elko. The person who put the brakes on Stoops and hired Elko is the one who really deserves the money.

Why do we write our own jokes

Elko and Alberts are tight.

In that article from the Post, Alberts states one of his main roles to run interference (paraphrasing) between the BMD's and Elko. I also know that Elko has publicly thanked Alberts for what he does in a press conference.

If it works between them, I'm good with the relationship moving forward if we continue to compete.

Seems poor optics for the timing.

Perhaps it's some kind of legal thing, but I would have waited until the ink dried in Elko's contract before announcing this.

Trev lost me when he retained Earley after a disastrous baseball season

Wabs said:

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Trev lost me when he retained Earley after a disastrous baseball season

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We better really hope that Bucky ball comes around after we only retained a single bball player too

If Trev can do exactly what the A&M Board of Regents and incoming university president want him to do, then the extension is justified. I do like that it seems A&M *finally* has a plan in place instead of just hiring the next flashiest, most expensive candidate to fill whatever vacancy is in front of us. It may not be a good plan, but we do seem to be much more guarded, safe, methodical, and determined than we've ever been before.

A&M Athletics - for decades - has had the "ready...fire...aim" mentality. It's nice to have some real grownups in the room (Hegar, Alberts, Elko, etc.) instead of a buch of dudes wearing maroon sport coats and grey Sans-a-Belt slacks, just trying to see who can make the most ridiculous money-whip to one-up the next overzealous maroon-blazered guy.

I, too, am not thrilled with the baseball situation and the men's basketball situation is still TBD. Trev will need to prove his worth with the soccer coach hire as well as the impending women's basketball hire. While he seems to have done a great job maneuvering the football situation, he cannot afford more whiffs in SOC and WBB like he seems to have had in baseball.

Did you think we would retain more?

TheDecadeSapling said:

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Did you think we would retain more?

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Just saying. I know the nature of NIL now so it isnt really that unusual but we have no chemistry which will need to be built quickly. If Bucky doesn't have the coaching skills necessary to develop a team and gets annihilated in the SEC then it'll be a rough time going forward

He's been great besides the fact that he's letting our baseball program embarrass itself with a "coach" who has no idea what he's doing

I like baseball and want to win. We were put behind the 8 ball when Schloss left after CWS. Who are you going to hire after the CWS without paying a huge premium?

Firing Earley after one season would have been premature. Trev needs to be conducting a thorough Coaching search to be ready to move quickly if we have another bad year.

Need to give buckyball a chance to play out. As regards the minor sports, not worried at all.

um, not sure about this extension

Frok said:

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How do I get a job in A&M Athletics?

They dole out money like the US Government

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Bring in grants from said federal government…

Divining Rod said:

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Level the bevel, promote Texas Aggies and Fightin' Texas Aggies, and we'll build you a statue. Congrats!

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Why do people hate the bevel?

Is this one of our oddities that we do that no one knows why?

Wabs said:

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Trev lost me when he retained Earley after a disastrous baseball season

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No one cares about baseball but you

Contacts are irrelevant beyond the buyout.

If we fire him in 2 years will it cost more than 10 million? If not who cares

Ddduuuuuuudddeee

Divining Rod said:

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Level the bevel, promote Texas Aggies and Fightin' Texas Aggies, and we'll build you a statue. Congrats!

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Team keep the bevel here.

infinity ag said:

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Divining Rod said:

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Level the bevel, promote Texas Aggies and Fightin' Texas Aggies, and we'll build you a statue. Congrats!

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Why do people hate the bevel?

Is this one of our oddities that we do that no one knows why?

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Because it looks like something a 3rd grader who rides the short bus would come up with.

The people who like it probably kick puppies and put ketchup on their cheeseburgers.

Alberts has done zero so far to earn an extension. Typical premature extension we love to do so much

rootube said:

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I honestly don't know what the AD does. Our last one tried to hire Mark Stoops and he had to put down a rebellion so we ended up with Elko. The person who put the brakes on Stoops and hired Elko is the one who really deserves the money.

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Directs Athletics. Rofl. Their goal is $$.

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Wabs said:

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Trev lost me when he retained Earley after a disastrous baseball season

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No one cares about baseball but you

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There's at least 13 of us because I've been starred 12 times.

Wabs said:

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Trev lost me when he retained Earley after a disastrous baseball season

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Trev impressed me that when he did- that he isn't one to panic.