Gunter Brewer (born August 9, 1964) is an

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coach who is currently the wide receivers coach at the

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. A longtime wide receivers coach, Brewer gained the reputation of an elite receivers coach, coaching the likes of

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, and

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winner

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Coaching career

After his playing career at Wake Forest ended, Brewer spent time with the Demon Deacons as a strength & conditioning assistant, before going on to assistant coach posts at Ole Miss,

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, and

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. Brewer left Oklahoma State in 2011 to join the coaching staff at Ole Miss as their associate head coach, passing game coordinator, and wide receivers coach. He only spent one season with the Rebels before leaving to join the coaching staff at

as their co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. Brewer was named the wide receivers coach for the

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before the 2018 season. A season where they played as the defending

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champions and finished 9–7, Brewer had his contract terminated by the Eagles as the receiving corps had issues with substitutions among other things. Brewer was hired to be the wide receivers coach at

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in 2019.

References

External links

Louisville Cardinals bio
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