Nebraska AD says next round of conference realignment will be 'far more disruptive’

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College athletics are getting a major shake-up as conference alignment has taken center stage. 

The Pac-12 is on the verge of collapse after five schools announced at the beginning of August that the 2023-24 seasons would be their last in the conference. 

Logos from the Washington Huskies and Oregon Ducks side by side (Getty Images)

Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah will head to the Big 12 while Oregon and Washington will join the Big Ten, making it the largest major conference with 18 teams. 

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Nebraska’s athletic director Trev Alberts does not think the conferences changes have come to an end, and warns the next round of realignment will be "far more disruptive."

"History is unkind to conferences that have not had the courage to expand," Alberts told the Lincoln Journal Star last week. 

"I don’t believe it’s done. It’s never been done. It’s more likely than not that there will be continued periods of angst. I believe that the next go-around — that’s my basic conclusion — will be far more disruptive than anything we’re currently engaged in. We need to prepare ourselves mentally for that."

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Athletic Director Trev Alberts on the field before the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Memorial Stadium on November 26, 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  (Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

Alberts, who was in favor of the additions of Oregon and Washington, pointed toward the shift from cable television to streaming services as to why the landscape of college football is changing. 

"What’s now happening is the cable bundle