Michael Brewer (born November 13, 1992) is a former

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. He played

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and was their starting quarterback from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that he played at

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from 2011 to 2013.

College career

Texas Tech

Brewer was redshirted as a freshman in 2011. He spent the 2012 season serving as the backup quarterback to

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. In Summer 2013, Brewer injured his back, which kept him sidelined for the first month of the 2013 season. He was projected to be the starting quarterback before the injury. By the time he returned, freshman quarterbacks

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and Davis Webb had entrenched their positions at the top of the quarterback depth chart. On March 2, 2014, Brewer announced that he would be transferring to

Virginia Tech

Brewer had a rocky go around in his first season at

. Some highlights of his 2014–2015 season with the

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team consisted of defeating the future National Champions of that season, the

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, in Columbus, OH. Brewer and the Hokies were the only team to defeat Ohio State the entire season, and it was the first time since 1979 that the Buckeyes had lost their home opener. Brewer and the Hokies also defeated the #19 ranked

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in Durham, NC. Of the 6 losses for the season for the

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, 5 of those losses were by 7 points or less (the exception was losing to the

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in Blacksburg, VA by 24 points). On September 7, 2015, Brewer suffered a broken collarbone during the 2015 season opener against the

. It was revealed after the game that Brewer would require surgery and he was expected to be sidelined between four and eight weeks. He missed a total of five games before making an appearance in relief duty on October 17 against

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. A week later, he returned to the field as the starting quarterback. In the ACC Coastal Division match-up against

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, Brewer went 24/45 for 270 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 45-43 4OT loss. In his final game, he led Virginia Tech to a victory in the Independence Bowl, in what would be Frank Beamer's final game as a coach.

Personal life

Brewer's father, Robert Brewer, grandfather,

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, and uncle,

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, played

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.Michael Brewer – Virginia Tech bio
Retrieved 2014-Nov-17. His brother

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was a quarterback at Baylor and Utah.

References

External links

Virginia Tech Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brewer, Michael 1992 births Living people American football quarterbacks Players of American football from Austin, Texas Texas Tech Red Raiders football players Virginia Tech Hokies football players Lake Travis High School alumni