Old School: Tim Brewster Did Actually Go to the Rose Bowl

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Before Tim Brewster was Minnesota's head coach, he coached tight ends in the NFL. Before that, he coached tight ends in college. And before that, he was an Illinois tight end with a killer Buckstache and coachspeak down pat:



About two minutes into the video, Thomas Rooks scores the game's only touchdown in a 16-6 Illinois win over Michigan, Illinois' first since 1966. Illinois would go to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1964.

The Illini were, naturally, cheating their asses off, though Mike White's wikipedia page completely omits mention of that.