Steve Sarkisian to Dallas Cowboys speculation makes its way to ESPN

The Dallas Cowboys head coaching saga is running rampant with Jerry Jones yet to decide on Mike McCarthy's future.

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian and his wife Loreal Sarkisian walk off the field after winning 31-14 against Kentucky Wildcats. / Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Dallas Cowboys head coaching situation remains in limbo with Jerry Jones dragging his feet on the Mike McCarthy situation. The uncertainty has led to plenty of speculation.

As an outside-of-the-box idea, we threw out the question of whether Jerry Jones could be waiting for Steve Sarkisian and the Texas football team's season to end to see if there could be any interest from the Longhorns coach.

Sark, who has previous NFL coaching experience, is believed to be on the radar of several NFL teams.

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And as McCarthy's future with the Cowboys hangs in the air, the speculation of Sarkisian to Dallas continues to grow.

Clarence HIll of ALL DLLS also floated the idea on Wednesday afternoon.

If Jerry Jones moves on from Mike McCarthy why shouldn’t he give Texas coach Steve Sarkisian a call?
His grandson played for him. He is an offensive guru with NFL experience.
He can handle the microscope of a high profile job.

Don’t shoot the messenger.
Hookem

— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) January 8, 2025

Then, on Thursday morning, with the No. 3 Texas Longhorns set to play the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium on Friday, January 10. the speculation made its way to ESPN.

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Mike Greenberg shared his "speculation" that Sark could be a possible target of Jerry Jones and Dallas.

.@ESPNGreeny speculates that Jerry Jones might have Texas HC Steve Sarkisian in mind for the Cowboys' HC job 😯 pic.twitter.com/uTholsj9CJ

— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) January 9, 2025

Until Jerry Jones makes an official decision on McCarthy, the soap opera is going to continue, but that is exactly what he wants.

Jerry loves the headlines more than anything, so expect this decision to go down to the wire.

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