Schottenheimer has never been a head coach but he's been the Cowboys' OC and has a good rapport with Dak Prescott.

One name appears to have risen to the top of the Cowboys’ list in the search for the 10th head coach in franchise history. Brian Schottenheimer has become the first candidate to interview with owner Jerry Jones over the course of two days.

Yes, Jerry knows the value of making a splash. Brian Schottenheimer, a career assistant who at age 51 has never been a head coach, would make make the roughly the same kind of impact as a pebble thrown toward the ocean in a stiff breeze.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer are scheduled to meet this week, with the longtime assistant viewed as a legitimate candidate to replace Mike McCarthy as head coach in Dallas.

The Cowboys' head-coaching spot has been the subject of ample rumors and speculation, and took another big turn on Tuesday.

Schottenheimer has been in Dallas the past three seasons, spending the last two as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator.

The Dallas Cowboys are perhaps the NFL's most unpredictable team when it comes to this offseason's coaching carousel. Will they pry Deion Sanders from college football? Will they turn to an old friend in Kellen Moore?

The Dallas Cowboys are interested in bringing in offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to interview for the team’s vacant head coaching position, a person familiar with the situation informed The Dallas Morning News’ Calvin Watkins.

A person with knowledge of the plan says the Dallas Cowboys intend to interview Brian Schottenheimer, their offensive coordinator, in the search to replace former coach Mike McCarthy.

Brian Schottenheimer and the Dallas Cowboys will talk again on Wednesday, Yahoo Sports' Jori Epstein confirmed, as the team looks to fill its open head coaching job. Schottenheimer, who has been the Cowboys' offensive coordinator since 2023,

According to multiple reports, the Cowboys have interviewed former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer for the vacant head coaching position to replace Mike McCarthy. And apparently, he could be in the drivers seat. MORE: Cowboys, Brian Schottenheimer momentum is building & fans aren't happy