Dave Feit: Rejected Interim AD Candidates for Nebraska

If you’re not on this list, consider yourself in the running for the Huskers’ interim athletic director job

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The shock and hurt from Trev Alberts leaving Nebraska for Texas A&M is still very strong. But, with multiple Husker teams entering postseason action, the show must go on.

Whenever the Board of Regents gets around to finding and approving a new University of Nebraska system president, that president will need to hire a full-time athletic director for UNL. That process could take weeks, months, or even years.

Until glacial gears of governmental bureaucracy result in a new hire, the Huskers will need an interim person to run the show. I’ve seen a lot of names get thrown around. Some are intriguing. A few are frightening.

I found a list of possible interim candidates at the bottom of a recycling bin inside Varner Hall. Out of respect for the interim search process, I’ll share only the names that were crossed off the list, rejected from consideration:

1. Anybody with the last name Pederson, Peterson, or anything close.
2. Harvey Perlman
3. Brunette Herbie Husker
4. John Cook’s horse
5. Desmond Howard
6. Anybody who got married on the day of a home game
7. Kevin Warren
8. Tom Osborne (seriously, let the man enjoy his retirement)
9. All Jayskers
10. SkurzFan69 on Twitter
11. An AI bot running ChatGPT
12. The most recent winner of the ”Putt for a Porsche” contest at a Nebraska basketball game
13. Kate Middleton
14. The Huskers super fan in the red Afro wig
15. Matt Davison
16. Mark May

If you’re not on the list, consider yourself a candidate for interim AD.