ster ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁car ▁sales man , ▁an ▁experience ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁" most ▁miser able ▁experience ▁in ▁my ▁whole ▁life ." ▁ ▁So on ▁afterwards ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Central ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁La f ay ette , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Leg end ary ▁coach ▁Bear ▁Bry ant , ▁when ▁they ▁met ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁ad vised ▁him , ▁after ▁hearing ▁of ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁co aching , ▁to ▁coach ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁" re ally ▁learn ▁the ▁game ." ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁two ▁years ▁there ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 8 8 ), ▁he ▁directed ▁a ▁pass - he avy , ▁wide - open ▁off ense ▁that ▁enabled ▁its ▁quarter back ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Indiana ▁in ▁passing ▁both ▁years . ▁ ▁His ▁record ▁at ▁C CH S ▁was ▁ 1 5 - 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁college ▁B rew ster ▁res umed ▁his ▁college ▁career ▁under ▁then - Univers ity ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁head ▁coach ▁Mack ▁Brown ▁( d riv ing ▁to ▁Chap el ▁Hill ▁and ▁convin cing ▁Brown ▁to ▁h ire ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁un pa id ▁volunte er ▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁season ). ▁ ▁He ▁gained ▁a ▁full - time ▁job ▁before ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁teams ▁coach , ▁tight ▁ends ▁coach , ▁and ▁rec ruit ing ▁coordin ator ▁under ▁Brown . ▁ ▁When ▁Brown ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁head