Athletic director Mike Bohn promoted longtime assistant Brian Cabral to interim coach for the final three games of the season, beginning Saturday against Iowa State at Folsom Field.
Hawkins was hailed as a ``home run'' hire by Bohn in 2006 after going 53-11 at Boise State. But he never had a winning season in Boulder, going 19-39 and losing his last 17 games outside of Colorado.
The final straw came Saturday, when Colorado blew a 28-point lead at Kansas with less than 12 minutes to play and fell 52-45. It was the biggest collapse in the 121-year-old program's history.
A news conference is scheduled for the afternoon.
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