Boise State offensive line coach Brad Bedell knows what Dan Hawkins was thinking as the ex-Colorado offensive lineman sat outside the head coach’s office in Boulder, Colo., in 2006.
“He was like, ‘Oh God, who is this guy?’ ” Bedell said with a laugh.
On a whim, Bedell showed up and waited while Hawkins finished a workout. Bedell wanted to get his foot in the door as a coach. He had just been cut by the Houston Texans after the preseason, his fourth NFL team in six seasons, and was working on finishing his degree.
Hawkins, in his first season with the Buffaloes after five seasons at Boise State, didn’t have an open position but he had a task that needed to be completed.