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ESPN fires Albert after refusing to show up

ESPN fired Trev Alberts on Sunday after the college football analyst failed to show -up for work at ESPN’s studios -in Bristol, Conn.

"He phoned and said that -he wasn’t going to show up," -Mark Shapiro, ESPN’s Vice -President of Programming -and Production, told SI.com, -"and when he didn’t, he was -in breach of his contract and -we terminated him."

Alberts, a former All--American defensive end at -Nebraska, told Shapiro "he was unhappy with his role on College GameDay and that "he felt that he was playing -second fiddle."

The show is hosted by Rece Davis and former player Mark May is an analyst.

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