Various local news outlets, including WCCO and the Star Tribune, could not confirm the veracity of the report. On Januit was reported on that Brewster was the choice of University of Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi to replace Glen Mason as the Gophers head coach. He was hired by the Denver Broncos as their tight ends coach prior to the 2005 season, and served in that capacity for two seasons before moving on to the University of Minnesota. Brewster was held in such high esteem by his peers that he served as assistant head coach during the 2004 season. He is credited with the rapid ascent of Antonio Gates, who went from an undrafted free agent in 2003 to a first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in 2004, only his second year in the NFL. Brewster gained his first NFL coaching experience when he was hired as the tight ends coach for the San Diego Chargers, a position he held from 2002 to 2004. National Football League Īfter 13 years with Mack Brown, Brewster decided to try coaching in the NFL to "enhance Xs and Os and study the game at a level without distractions" that come with college players and NCAA requirements. As a recruiter for Texas, he helped land a number of highly touted players, including Vince Young. When Brown was hired as head coach at the University of Texas following the 1997 season, Brewster followed him and worked as tight ends coach from 1998 to 2001. He gained a full-time job before the following season, and served as a special teams coach, tight ends coach, and recruiting coordinator under Brown. Early college īrewster resumed his college career under then- University of North Carolina head coach Mack Brown (driving to Chapel Hill and convincing Brown to hire him as an unpaid volunteer assistant for the 1989 season). Legendary coach Bear Bryant, when they met in 1982, advised him, after hearing of his interest in coaching, to coach high school and "really learn the game." During his two years there (1987–1988), he directed a pass-heavy, wide-open offense that enabled its quarterback to lead the state of Indiana in passing both years. Brewster then went to work as a car salesman, an experience he described as the "most miserable experience in my whole life." Soon afterwards he was hired as head coach at Central Catholic High School (CCHS) in Lafayette, Indiana. Burtnett was fired in the middle of the season. He was cut during training camp for both the 1984 New York Giants and the 1985 Philadelphia Eagles.Ĭoaching career High school īrewster began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Purdue University in 1986 under Leon Burtnett. Following his college career, he made an unsuccessful attempt at establishing a professional playing career in the National Football League (NFL). The Illinois program named him one of the Fighting Illini's ten greatest receivers in 2008. He graduated with a degree in political science. He was a player at Illinois at the same time former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress was an assistant coach. In his final season he captained the Illini during their run to the 1984 Rose Bowl. At the end of his first season he played against the University of Alabama in the 1982 Liberty Bowl, which was Bear Bryant's final game. At Illinois he was a two-time All- Big Ten Conference selection as a tight end. He enrolled at Pasadena City College, at the time a major junior college program, and was recruited along with five other players to transfer to the University of Illinois where they were looking to involve the tight end more heavily in their offensive scheme. and coming out of Phillipsburg High School, Brewster was a hybrid somewhere between a wide receiver and a tight end. Playing career Īs a football player born and raised in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, U.S. In 2011, Brewster was a sideline analyst for Fox College Football and the ' NFL on Fox with Gus Johnson and Charles Davis. He was the head coach of the University of Minnesota from 2007 until he was fired midway through the Golden Gophers' 2010 season. He also served as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator for the North Carolina Tar Heels football program. Tim Brewster (born October 13, 1960) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the tight ends coach for the University of Colorado. American football player and coach (born 1960)
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