University of Cincinnati Athletics

Michael Brewster joined the University of Cincinnati staff in 2020 as a defensive support staff (LB) member working under former Ohio State teammate, Marcus Freeman. In 2021, he moved to the offensive side of the ball, where he works as an offensive quality control assistant. 

Brewster, a team captain for the Buckeyes in 2011, was also voted a First Team All American, and a two-time All-Big Ten center during his career in Columbus. He then went on to play four years in the NFL before starting his coaching career.

During Brewster’s rookie season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, he started at offensive guard, a position he hadn’t played since high school. Andy Heck, a former first round draft pick and Super Bowl winning OL coach with the Kansas City Chiefs, was Brewster’s OL coach his rookie season. Brewster credits Heck with teaching him technique and fundamentals that allowed him to succeed at a position he hadn’t played in over four years. To this day, Brewster attributes a large part of his fundamentals and blocking philosophy to the teachings Heck taught him.

Brewster helped the Buckeyes win three Big Ten Conference titles (2008, 2009 and 2010), as well as wins in the Rose Bowl versus Oregon and the Sugar Bowl versus Arkansas. Brewster posted a 3-1 record versus Michigan. 

Brewster started 49 consecutive games while at Ohio State, one game shy of Luke Fickell’s streak of 50. Fickell was Brewster’s head coach during his senior season at Ohio State in 2011. 
 
Following his career at Ohio State, Brewster signed a free-agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, playing for the franchise for two seasons (2012-14). He then went on to play for the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints before retiring due to injuries in 2017. He finished his NFL career with 10 starts and 26 games played.

The Orlando, Fla. native earned a strategic communications degree from Ohio State, as well as his MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
 
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: July 27, 1989
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Education: The Ohio State University (2011, B.A.) | Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (2021, MBA)
Year In Coaching: Five
 
PLAYING CAREER
2008-11: The Ohio State University (C)
2012-13: Jacksonville Jaguars (G/C)
2014: Miami Dolphins (G/C)
2015: New Orleans Saints (G/C)

BOWL GAMES PLAYED IN
Year: School - Bowl
2008: Fiesta Bowl
2009: Rose Bowl
2010: Sugar Bowl
2011: Gator Bowl
 
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Years: Team - Position
2017: Orangewood Christian School (Orlando, FL) – OL / DL
2018: Western Michigan University – Graduate Assistant (OL)
2019: Bowling Green State – Graduate Assistant (OL)
2020:  Cincinnati – Defensive Support Staff (LB)
2021: Cincinnati – Offensive QC (TE)
 
BOWL GAMES COACHED IN
Year: School - Bowl
2018: Western Michigan – Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
2020: Cincinnati – Peach Bowl