Colorado assistant Tim Brewster announces resignation

Tim Brewster has announced that he has resigned as tight ends coach at the University of Colorado. He reacted to his own resignation on social media.

“I’ve resigned and just want to say Thank You to Prime! Just a truly amazing man and leader!! #BuffNation all [love] and wish staff players much-continued success!! God Bless all!!” Brewster tweeted.

Colorado finished the regular season 4-8, including 1-8 in Pac-12 play which landed the Buffs at the bottom of the conference standings to end the regular season.

Brewster joined Deion Sanders’ initial staff at Colorado during the offseason after having served as Coach Prime’s tight end coach at Jackson State in 2022. Before that, he most recently had stints at Florida, North Carolina and Texas A&M in the same position. Of course, that’s not to mention Brewster’s stint as Minnesota head coach from 2007-2010.

His most recent success story saw him play a pivotal role in the development of tight end Kyle Pitts, who became the winner of the John Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end before being selected No. 4 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. Pitts became the highest-drafted tight end in NFL history with the selection.

Brewster has spent 36 years actively coaching football at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. Over that span, he’s been a part of nine 10-win seasons, 23 bowl game appearances, three conference championships, one playoff appearance, one national championship and two Mackey Award winners (Nick O’Leary in 2014 was the other).

This season, Brewster’s tight end room consisted of Michael Harrison — a junior TE from San Francisco — who finished the season with 31 receptions for 284 yards and five touchdowns. He was a useful, reliable weapon but didn’t see enough production to warrant any all-conference honors when the lists roll out over the coming days and weeks.

Still, his leave from the program is the first domino to fall in Boulder this season, as the disappointing first year under Deion Sanders has many questioning Colorado’s legitimacy. Losing eight of their last nine games of the regular season is enough to leave a bad taste in anyone’s mouth.

Coach Prime has a lot to think about this offseason as he looks to improve his staff and roster in the hopes that 2023 does not repeat itself as Colorado transitions itself back into the Big 12 over the coming months alongside Arizona, Arizona State and Utah.