Boise, Idaho ? Boise State coach Dan Hawkins said Thursday he would be going to Colorado to finalize negotiations to become the new coach there.

“If certain things happen,” Hawkins said, he will become the new coach of the Buffaloes.

“Officially, nothing’s been decided,” he said. “There are certain things that have to happen. You can go 99 yards on a football field, but you have to go that last yard, otherwise you don’t get a touchdown.”

The CU Board of Regents is scheduled to meet today to approve Hawkins’ contract. If that goes as expected, the Boise State coach could be introduced as the replacement for Gary Barnett later in the day.

Hawkins, who is 53-10 at BSU, said the decision has been agonizing.

“What it gets down to, is challenge and opportunity, versus continuing to do what you’ve been doing,” he said. “I’m going to prove myself again.”

The coach acknowledged the challenges at Colorado, where football has been under scrutiny in the wake of a recruiting scandal and, more recently, a state audit that did not look kindly at the way Barnett ran his personal football camps and the program, in general.