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

The Dallas Cowboys are one of several teams looking for a new head coach after they surprisingly parted ways with Mike McCarthy last week. And now, it seems like a new candidate has emerged in the mix, although fans will be unhappy to hear that it is not Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders.

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

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.

As the Dallas Cowboys' head coaching search continues, Brian Schottenheimer is emerging as a legitimate candidate for the job.

ESPN's Nick Saban has backed Colorado head coach Deion Sanders to get the vacant Dallas Cowboys job this offseason.

Shedeur Sanders fields questions about his father, Deion Sanders, potentially accepting a head coaching job with the Dallas Cowboys

In addition to Sanders, there are four other names listed on the Cowboys website. They are former Jets Head Coach Robert Saleh, current Eagles Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore, Seattle Seahawks Assistant Head Coach Leslie Frazier, and the latest addition, the Cowboys' own Offensive Coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer.

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

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

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban believes Deion Sanders is the right man to fill the Dallas Cowboys head coaching vacancy.