Who?

ESPN's Joe Schad reports that the Gophers have signed Denver Broncos tight ends coach Tim Brewster as their next head coach.

Brewster is a relative unknown with no previous head coaching experience. In 2004, he was considered for the Illinois job that eventually went to Ron Zook. A profile of his candidacy for that job is available at scout.com.

As I write this post, a Google news search for '"Tim Brewster" Minnesota' only yields one result. Brewster's name has rarely been mentioned in connection with this job, one that I hoped would go to Paul Chryst or Lane Kiffin. While he sounds like a good recruiter from what I've read, all there is to do at this point is hope for the best.

UPDATE (8:30 PM): 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS and KARE 11 say the U of M is denying that the job has been offered to anyone yet.

UPDATE (Tuesday): The U of M now confirms the reports, and will announce the hiring Wednesday afternoon.