The note was tucked into his wallet when he was the backup quarterback for the University of Florida nearly 30 years ago. The goal: To become the youngest head coach in the history of the NFL. Brian Schottenheimer didn’t climb the ladder nearly that quickly.

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The Dallas Cowboys say offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has agreed on a deal to become the storied franchise’s next coach. The somewhat

After the Dallas Cowboys didn’t reach an agreement to retain coach Mike McCarthy, owner Jerry Jones chose a successor from within and promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach, in a move that would have been seen as stunning as recently as a few days ago.

After ending their search Friday night, the Dallas Cowboys officially introduced Schottenheimer as head coach in a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday at The Star in Frisco. Schottenheimer is the 10th head coach in franchise history, taking over the gig after Mike McCarthy’s departure.

For Cowboys officials, Schottenheimer became the logical choice regardless of what others thought because of the continuity he brings to the position. Schottenheimer joined the organization as an offensive consultant in 2022 and served as the team’s offensive coordinator for the past two seasons.

The son of the late Marty Schottenheimer, Brian Schottenheimer served as an assistant under McCarthy the past three seasons. He joined the Cowboys as an analyst in 2022 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2023 when Kellen Moore was fired.

The Cowboys are promoting Schottenheimer to succeed Mike McCarthy at the helm of the franchise ... after decades in the profession. His father, Marty Schottenheimer, was an all-around football ...

Brian Schottenheimer carried a card in his wallet when he was still in college, inscribed with his goal at the time.

We don’t know and never will know how Brian would have fared if his last name was Smith instead of Schottenheimer. And that makes the new Dallas Cowboy football coach a risk.

Jerry Jones passed on outside options to make his offensive coordinator a first-time head coach. Here's how it happened.