Roughly 24 hours after the news was official that Trev Alberts was departing his post as Nebraska athletic director, an interim has been named.
University of Nebraska Interim President Chris Kabourek has appointed Dennis Leblanc to serve as interim athletic director. Leblanc has been executive associate AD for academics since 2015.
Leblanc has been with Huskers Athletics for more than 40 years, having joined in 1983 as a member of the track and field staff.
“Dennis loves Nebraska, he cares deeply about the young women and men in our program, and he has a proven record of supporting their academic success,” Kabourek said. “Dennis and I are completely aligned on our vision for Nebraska to compete at the highest levels on the field, on the court and in the classroom.
“He will provide exactly the steady hand and trusted voice that we need during this interim period.”
Leblanc, like his superior, takes over at a period of great upheaval across the collegiate athletics landscape as the school undergoes another national search.
“I’m honored and grateful that President Kabourek has entrusted me with this role,” Leblanc said. “He has an exciting vision for excellence at our University and I will do everything I can to help move that vision forward.
“Serving our student-athletes and all of Husker Nation is the privilege of a lifetime, one I will never take for granted. My pledge to Nebraskans is that I will work hard each and every day to help Husker Athletics be the best it can possibly be.”