Article: CU targets Hawkins Sources say Boise State coach is Buffs' top choice.(Sports)

Byline: B.G. Brooks, Rocky Mountain News

BOULDER -- The University of Colorado's search for a new football coach has zeroed in on Boise State's Dan Hawkins, sources close to both schools confirmed Tuesday night.

Hawkins, 45, is believed to have received a verbal offer to replace Gary Barnett, who was fired Thursday as CU's 22nd coach.

The fifth-year Boise State coach interviewed with CU officials and/or an intermediary representing the school Saturday in Idaho.

Hawkins, who did not leave Boise on Tuesday on a scheduled recruiting trip, told The Idaho Statesman, the "process is not complete" - the identical wording offered Tuesday night ...

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