DEVELOPING: Petersen Reportedly To U-Dub

((HT: KTVB-TV))

After years of turning down better gigs at the top of his momentum curve, Boise State University head coach Chris Petersen looks to be heading to the University of Washington...

Petersen had been linked to bigger schools in, mainly, western US programs. But it had been believed that Petersen has turned down jobs in the past because of the notion that the treatment of his special needs child kept him in Boise- a place where the treatment could be continuous.

From Joe Schad at ESPN through his Twitter:

Chris Petersen is ready for a new challenge and views the professional and family timing and UW destination as the perfect next step

Here's the reports out of Boise...

Petersen is expected to be one of the highest paid coaches in the Pac-12 Conference when he signs...