FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Brian Schottenheimer figured his chance to be a head coach in the NFL had come and gone long before the Dallas Cowboys promoted him a quarter-century into his career as an assistant.

Star quarterback Dak Prescott wasn't even thinking about Schottenheimer taking over the Cowboys when owner Jerry Jones and the rest of the front office sought his opinion following the departure of former coach Mike McCarthy .

Until they clarified that they were talking about the son of the late Marty Schottenheimer, a 200-game winner as an NFL coach, replacing McCarthy after serving as his offensive coordinator for two years.

“And I’m like, ‘Oh, yeah, if I’m promoting him so much as the OC, I’m not going to take away everything I just said because you said head coach,’” Prescott sa

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