Tim Brewster

Timothy Jon Brewster (born October 13, 1960) is an American football coach and former player.

He was the head coach of the University of Minnesota from 2007 until he was fired midway through the Golden Gophers' 2010 season.

In 2011, Brewster was a sideline analyst for Fox College Football and the NFL on Fox with Gus Johnson and Charles Davis. Brewster is currently an Analyst with the NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS NETWORK and co-hosts BOLD NORTH STATE FOOTBALL DAILY.

Playing career Born and raised in Phillipsburg, New Jersey and coming out of Phillipsburg High School, Brewster was a hybrid somewhere between a wide receiver and 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. At Illinois he was a two-time All-Big Ten Conference selection as a tight end. 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. He graduated with a degree in political science. The Illinois program named him one of the Fighting Illini's ten greatest receivers in 2008. Following his college career, he made an unsuccessful attempt at establishing a professional playing career in the National Football League (NFL). He was cut during training camp for both the 1984 New York Giants and the 1985 Philadelphia Eagles.

Coaching career High school Brewster began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Purdue University in 1986 under Leon Burtnett. Burtnett was fired in the middle of the season. Brewster then went to work as a car salesman, an experience he described as the "most miserable experience in my whole life." As a recruiter for Texas, he helped land a number of highly touted players, including Vince Young.

National Football League After 13 years with Mack Brown, Brewster decided to try coaching in the NFL to "enhance [his] Xs and Os [. . .] and study the game at a level without distractions" that come with college players and NCAA requirements. He decided not to retain any of his predecessor's assistant coaches.

After a dismal start to the 2010 season which had featured four straight home losses, fans and media openly speculated that Tim Brewster would not coach at Minnesota past the 2010 season. Early in that season, University President Robert Bruininks publicly criticized the current state of football under Coach Brewster when he told the Minnesota Daily, "We need a stronger football program here at the University of Minnesota." On September 11, 2010, Minnesota lost a home game to the South Dakota Coyotes, a Division I FCS team, by a score of 41–38. The last time the Coyotes defeated the Golden Gophers in a football contest prior to that was on September 28, 1912.

Brewster was relieved of his head coaching position and had his contract terminated on October 17, 2010. As stipulated in his contract, Brewster received a $600,000 buyout. Joel Maturi commented that "While I appreciate the passion and commitment that Coach Brewster has shown, it is clear that a change in the leadership of Gopher football is necessary." Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Horton assumed the duties of head coach for the remainder of the 2010 season, leading the team to a 2–3 record and upset wins over Illinois and Iowa during his tenure as interim coach.

Assistant coaching Following his firing at Minnesota, Brewster returned to assistant and positional coaching in the college ranks. On August 23, 2013, Brewster was hired by Mississippi State University for the position of wide receivers coach, replacing Angelo Mirando. He then coached at Florida State, Texas A&M, North Carolina, Florida and Jackson State. In 2023, he followed his Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders to Colorado, where he served as Tight Ends coach.

Charlotte hired Brewster as the associate head coach and tight ends coach for the 2024 season. Charlotte fired head coach Biff Poggi on November 18, 2024, and Brewster succeeded him as interim head coach. Charlotte hired Tim Albin as the permanent head coach on December 7, 2024.

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