UNL Athletic Director Alberts said Nebraska and other Big Ten schools have submitted questionnaires about how they plan to handle Covid-19 protocols. The conference has yet to bounce back a policy. Earlier in his speech, Alberts said it’s likely that a team being unable to field a team because of Covid cases would be considered a forfeit.
— Alberts said he feels confident about where the football team is in terms of vaccination rates with the season set to start in 11 days. He noted that those within the athletic department are still taking saliva covid tests, saying that he took one two days ago.
“I'm really proud of Scott, really proud of our coaches on how hard they've worked to get our student athletes vaccinated,” Alberts said. “We're in a really good position today I can’t honestly say that a month ago, but today I feel really, really strong where we are. We’re in good shape.”