![]() ![]() The program built on the backbone of five national championships and 46 conference titles hasn’t won a trophy in 24 years. It is no longer hyperbolic to say Nebraska is on the precipice of not just losing the nation’s attention, but also the attention of an entire generation of Husker fans. “We either buckle down and get back to being Nebraska or … I don't want to know what the alternative is.” We've got a choice here,” Alberts told 247Sports nearly five months later in his office. Nebraska's AD was peering over the edge of a big, red cliff. So many twists and turns had led to an inflection point, and at that moment Alberts was no longer standing on a stage. This was a time for celebration and a moment to pause and place a bookmark in the story of a proud program wandering in the wilderness. His eyes lit up and toward the bright, blinding camera lights on the horizon. All seemed swell in the sea of red as Nebraska’s boss wrapped his fingers along the sides of a black-and-red podium, glanced at his notes and prepared a smile for the cameras. 28, it was over and the man Alberts wanted as Nebraska's head coach since mid-October was in Lincoln. The courtship built on the bedrock of a gigantic three-ring binder of notes tucked away in the athletic director’s desk spanned 76 days and included countless phone calls and Zoom meetings with power brokers and 13 candidates - and a round or two of touch-and-go negotiations with Rhule and his agent. 1 after firing Scott Frost had finally arrived on Nebraska's big red stage. LINCOLN, Nebraska - The day Matt Rhule was introduced as Nebraska’s football coach will always be a touchstone for Trev Alberts. ![]() VIDEO: CBS Sports Confidential: Nebraska FootballĮDITOR'S NOTE: This article was originally published in May of 2023 and has been updated in conjunction with CBS SPORTS CONFIDENTIAL: BIG TEN FOOTBALL 2023. ![]()
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