Mike McCarthy brought Brian Schottenheimer into the Cowboys organization. Now he’s stayed behind to take his place. Schottenheimer, the team’s offensive coordinator the last two seasons, has agreed to a contract to become the Cowboys head coach,

The Dallas Cowboys are going with an in-house candidate to replace head coach Mike McCarthy. They are hiring offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer for that role.

This will be his first head coaching gig, although he's been coaching in the NFL and college for nearly 30 years.