The largest teaching search in America is going down in Big D.
The Dallas Cowboys parted methods with now-former head coach Mike McCarthy on Monday, which means Jerry Jones is formally searching for a sign caller.
Who will get the function of America’s Team’s new sideline coach?
Let’s check out the percentages at DraftKings Sportsbook beginning January 14th.
Betting on the following Dallas Cowboys coach
Deion Sanders (CU HC): +100 (wager $10 to win $20 whole)
Kellen Moore (PHI OC): +350 (wager $10 to win $45 whole)
Kliff Kingsbury (WSH OC): +450 (wager $10 to win $55 whole)
Joe Brady (BUF OC): +550 (wager $10 to win $65 whole)
Ben Johnson (DET OC): +650 (wager $10 to win $75 whole)
Liam Coen (TB OC): +750 (wager $10 to win $85 whole)
Jason Witten (previously DAL TE): +850 (wager $10 to win $95 whole)
Jon Gruden (ex LV, TB HC): +950 (wager $10 to win $105 whole)
Bill Belichick (UNC HC): +1000 (wager $10 to win $110 whole)
Talk a couple of star-studded listing.
At the highest of the listing is the most important identify in faculty soccer – effectively, in all probability, all of soccer – Deion Sanders.
Sanders is a Hall of Fame cornerback who gained Super Bowl XXX with the Cowboys only a few a long time in the past. He spent the final two seasons as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, the place he went 4-8 in 2023 and 9-4 in 2024, after CU went 1-11 in 2022.
FOX Sports NFL reporter Ralph Vacchiano had this to say about Sanders’ bid for the highest-profile teaching job in American soccer:
“Even although he does not at all times act like this along with his enterprise choices, Jones is a showman at coronary heart. He is aware of methods to get consideration and methods to promote a product. And who is aware of this stuff greater than ‘Coach Prime?’ But Sanders has confirmed to be extra than simply glitz and publicity. He’s additionally a fantastic coach Jackson State into an FCS energy, then turned Colorado right into a bowl staff. He’s additionally a savvy recruiter, which might assist at the very least a bit of in free company.
“Lack of expertise as an NFL coach is irrelevant since he brings on the spot credibility as an NFL Hall of Fame participant. He would command respect and make the Cowboys play onerous. Prime Time would put together them for prime time when the playoffs arrive, too .”
Mike McCarthy named head coach of the Dallas Cowboys
Second and third within the rankings are two coaches from division rivals: Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, respectively.
Washington had the league’s seventh-best offense throughout the common season and Philly ranked eighth. However, Philadelphia’s Moore has shut ties to the Dallas group. He spent three seasons as a participant in Dallas (2015-17), then served as quarterbacks coach for the franchise in 2018, earlier than changing into offensive coordinator from 2019-22.
Among many different notable names on the forecast, in fact, former Patriots coach Bill Belichick makes an look, regardless of not too long ago accepting the top teaching place at North Carolina.
Vacchiano commented on Belichick’s candidacy as follows:
“Even although Belichick claims to be severe about his transfer to the school ranks, there is a motive the buyout in his contract is so comparatively small ($10 million now, $1 million beginning in June). There There have already been studies that he would have an interest within the Raiders job, and earlier than he turned a Tar Heel, he referred to as a number of NFL groups to see in the event that they had been all for him. Those who know him swear that the Cowboys are one of many groups he is retaining ‘no eye for a number of years it is uncertain that Jones, who as soon as had Belichick’s previous boss Bill Parcells as a head coach, would have an interest both.
“It’s been some time since Jones has made a giant, daring energy transfer like this, but when anybody desires to persuade Belichick to desert North Carolina after a month, Jones may be the most certainly proprietor to do it.”
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