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.

After looking outside the organization for Mike McCarthy’s replacement, the team surprisingly promotes its offensive coordinator to be the 10th head coach in franchise history.