Green and University of Nebraska system president Ted Carter said Alberts was always near the top of NU's list.
"I mentioned that this was a deep process, and I want to reiterate that," Green said. "We had a very deep pool of over 25 candidates for this position that we sorted through. So it emerged very quickly who that top group was that Trev was amongst."
Green and Carter, along with a search firm and a search advisory committee that included numerous current and former Nebraska athletes and coaches, settled on Alberts over the weekend.
Things moved quickly after that.