The Nebraska football program is about to see a massive reduction in the walk-on program thanks to Trev Alberts making the hard choices yet again.
While there are bound to be people out there who think that the talk about the Nebraska football walk-on program will be another side effect of someone who doesn’t understand the program, Matt Rhule should avoid blame this time. In fact, it appears that the walk-on program is getting some cuts because a man who understands the Husker program quite well is making the hard decisions yet again.
When it comes to football, at least, Trev Alberts was brought to Lincoln precisely because he’s willing to make the tough call. He did it at UNO with the wrestling program. Alberts still takes a ton of heat for the way he made that call. But it feels like this call, the one that is going to reduce the Nebraska football walk-on will go down easier.
It helps that this isn’t just about cutting numbers for the sake of cutting numbers. According to the Omaha World-Herald, the number of players in the program is causing legal, financial, and time issues. That’s why Trev Alberts has made it clear the days of 150-man rosters are very numbered and that it’s not Matt Rhule’s call.
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"“We have some fairly significant challenges with Title IX. We’ve worked on an internal plan.”"
The Huskers’ internal plan is going to help the Nebraska football program in a number of different ways. There’s the money it will save obviously. But there’s also the fact that the players that are able to stick around are going to be better served.
Nebraska football makes the tough choices on walk-on program
Rhule has commented before about how he wants the walk-ons as part of the Husker program to feel like they’re part of the Husker program. Not some offshoot of it.
There won’t be separate workouts or lifting sessions. Eventually, there won’t be walk-ons just standing around watching other people practice.
That doesn’t mean that everyone is going to be happy about everything. Trev Alberts is making the tough call again. The Nebraska football program is about to go through some big changes and it seems like it will be for the better in the very long run.