Gary Patterson remains TCU's football coach, but Minnesota officials made a serious push over the weekend to make him the head of the Gophers' program. Sources told the Star-Telegram that the Horned Frogs coach was offered a salary worth more than $2 million to leave Fort Worth. He turned down the offer Sunday.
-- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Don't be surprised if
Clint Brewster, a son of new Gophers football coach
Tim Brewster, ends up at Minnesota. Clint is a senior quarterback who has committed to Illinois, his dad's alma mater. If Clint switches recruiting commitments to Minnesota, it will be interesting what ripple effects it could have on returning Gophers quarterback
Adam Weber, projected as a sophomore starter next season, and junior QB
Tony Mortensen.
-- St. Paul Pioneer Press
Minnesota athletics director
Joel Maturi talked about having an advisory committee that would interview candidates for the head football coaching position. It was scheduled for Tuesday night. But the Gophers announced the hiring of
Tim Brewster in the morning. Assistant AD
Leo Lewis spent the afternoon trying to contact committee members to tell them they wouldn't get a chance to meet the finalists for the coaching job.
-- St. Paul Pioneer Press
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