Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is reportedly a candidate to be promoted to head coach following Mike McCarthy's departure.

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.

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

On Tuesday, the Dallas Cowboys’ coaching search went to an unexpected place. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer interviewed for the vacant head coaching position, people with knowledge of the discussions told The Dallas Morning News.

Brian Schottenheimer has emerged as a surprise favorite for the Cowboys’ Head Coach Position in Dallas over the weekend.

Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is reportedly a legitimate candidate to be promoted to head coach following Mike

As the Cowboys immerse themselves in the process, Brian Schottenheimer now might be on the verge of getting a Dallas job offer

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?

Cowboys fans immediately called out their team after Dallas interviewed Brian Schottenheimer to be its next head coach.

Could the Dallas Cowboys' head coach vacancy be filled by an internal candidate? Reports say OC Brian Schottenheimer will get an interview.

The current betting favorite to be the next Cowboys head coach is now set to talk with the franchise about the job.