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It is never easy for Division II sports programs to make news without a major criminal investigation or a tragedy. Bringing on a "name" hire is the one exception, meaning the University of Nebraska-Omaha stands a chance of making SportsCenter with the hiring of Trev Alberts as its new athletic director.

The former Nebraska Cornhusker star and college football analyst was the obvious front-runner. Alberts was the only candidate for the position brought to Omaha to meet with the public and media the week before the hiring.

The former ESPN talking head currently in the witness protection program known as being a college football analyst on the CBS College Sports channel, is looking to make a career move. Trev Alberts is the leading candidate to become the athletic director at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Alberts is the only candidate invited to come to the school and meet with the public and media to this point. The former Nebraska star would be a name hire. The Mavericks play Division II sports and is primarily known as a commuter school. The UN-O chancellor, John Christensen, is eager to hire someone who would be able to make a splash in the Omaha community and be able to raise funds.