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Report: Former Gophers coach Tim Brewster named interim coach at Charlotte

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Josh Skluzacek | Last updated Nov 18, 2024 7:06 PM ET

Former Minnesota Golden Gophers head football coach Tim Brewster is reportedly leading another program.

According to NBC Sports, the Charlotte 49ers on Monday fired head coach Biff Poggi and named Brewster the interim coach.

Brewster, 64, was the associate head coach and tight ends coach this season.

News: Charlotte has fired head coach Biff Poggi, source confirms to @NBCSports. Poggi went 6-16 over two years.

Tim Brewster will be the interim head coach, source says.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 18, 2024

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Of course, he’s known for his four-year run with the Gophers, which lasted from 2007 through seven games of the 2010 season.

Brewster was known for all kinds of gimmicks and interesting phrases, including “Get that chili hot,” but never turned in a good season.

After going 1-11 his first year, Minnesota went 7-6 and lost in the Insight Bowl. That was the best year, as a 6-7 season, culminating in another Insight Bowl loss, followed before the team’s 1-6 start in 2010 cost Brewster his job.

Since then, he’s bounced around to several schools as a tight ends coach, making stops at Mississippi State (WR coach), Florida State, Texas A&M, North Carolina, Florida, Jackson State and Colorado before landing at Charlotte.

The 49ers are 3-7 this season and have lost four straight. Brewster will now lead the team for its final two games at Florida Atlantic and vs. UAB.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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