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The Dallas Cowboys have moved on from Jason Garrett, and are on the search for a new head coach, as it was finally made official on Sunday after a drawn-out process.
FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer and other NFL reporters shared the development during Sunday’s Philadelphia-Seattle game.
With Garett on the way out, owner Jerry Jones is reportedly considering experienced NFL head coaches who are currently without a job, however according to Odds Shark, Jones may be looking to the college ranks as well.
Odds to be the next Cowboys head coach (BetOnline):
Lincoln Riley EVEN
Josh McDaniels +700
Mike McCarthy +700
Urban Meyer +700
Matt Rhule +900
Robert Saleh +900
Eric Bienemy +1200
Greg Roman +1200
Jim Harbaugh +1200
Marvin Lewis +1200
Dan Mullen +2500
Gary Kubiak +2500 https://t.co/0PnNtMmr6Y— Odds Shark (@OddsShark) January 5, 2020
Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley has the best odds, after wrapping up his third season as Oklahoma’s head coach with a blowout loss to LSU in the College Football Playoff semifinal.
Former Ohio State and Florida head coach Urban Meyer sits at +700, joining Riley as a candidate who has never been an NFL head coach.
Current Florida coach Dan Mullen is listed as a distant possibility as well, although Mullen has publicly fielded more questions about jumping to the NFL than Riley or Meyer this season.
Not many jobs have as many eyes on it as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, so the entire country will be fascinated to see where Jones takes the search. Could a top college football program be on the lookout for a new coach in the near future?
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Lucas is a digital reporter for 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, and a high school play-by-play broadcaster. Lucas has been covering SEC football for Saturday Down South since 2018.
