0 0 4 ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos ▁as ▁their ▁tight ▁ends ▁coach ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁for ▁two ▁seasons ▁before ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁on ▁ESP N . com ▁that ▁B rew ster ▁was ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁Jo el ▁M atur i ▁to ▁replace ▁Glen ▁Mason ▁as ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁local ▁news ▁out lets , ▁including ▁W C CO ▁and ▁the ▁Star ▁Trib une , ▁could ▁not ▁confirm ▁the ▁ver acity ▁of ▁the ▁report . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁Minnesota ▁associate ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁Tom ▁W istr c ill ▁confirmed ▁that ▁B rew ster ▁was ▁indeed ▁the ▁university ' s ▁choice , ▁with ▁the ▁contract ▁signed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁morning . ▁He ▁was ▁officially ▁presented ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁head ▁coach ▁on ▁Wed nes day , ▁January ▁ 1 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Mc N am ara ▁Al umn i ▁Center ▁on ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁campus . ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁first ▁press ▁conference , ▁B rew ster ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁long - term ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁to ▁" win ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁championship " ▁and ▁" take ▁the ▁G opher ▁Nation ▁back ▁to ▁Pas ad ena ." ▁ ▁B rew ster ▁signed ▁a