“Gopher fans, your football coach at the University of Minnesota, Tim Brewster!” Please welcome his wife Cathy and two of his sons, Clint and Nolan. “Before I introduce Coach, I’m going to introduce some people who were very important to the process and very important to him certainly. It’s about the student-athletes, it’s about doing things the right way and it’s about our student-athletes leaving with a degree and hopefully with a ring. “I think it’s important to recognize and realize that he possesses the same values and vision that we have for athletics here at the University of Minnesota. You know that he’s been recognized as a national recruiter of the year, and as an old coach I realize that I always won more games when I had better players. Tim has worked for two of the greatest in the professional ranks, Marty Schottenheimer and Mike Shanahan. I don’t believe there’s anybody more respected in the college game than Mack Brown. “Tim has been groomed by some outstanding coaches if you’ve read his resume. We wanted a coach who we believed could energize our students, our alumni and our fans, a coach who understood that we are committed to improving the academic performance of our student-athletes, and that we are committed to doing everything we can to bring a Big Ten Championship to the University of Minnesota.
“When we went on this search, we were looking for an individual who we knew wanted to be the head football coach at the University of Minnesota. I’d be remised if I didn’t thank Phil Esten, Marc Ryan and Tom Wistrcill from our athletic office, Vice President Kathy Brown and President Bruininks, who were all extremely involved in this process. “Eighteen days ago I promised you that I would do everything I could to hire the best football coach and the best fit for the future of the University of Minnesota football program. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the storied history of Golden Gopher football. “It’s great to see so many people here this afternoon.
Here are the comments from Brewster's address to the media earlier today: University of Minnesota Athletics Director Joel Maturi announced today that Tim Brewster has been named the 26th head football coach of the Golden Gophers.
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