The Dallas Cowboys are officially in search of a new head coach following their decision to part ways with Mike McCarthy earlier this week. Among the names floated as a potential successor is Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders.

Sources: #Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has spoken with Colorado HC Deion Sanders about the team’s head coaching vacancy, and discussions are expected to continue regarding the possibility of him becoming the next head coach in Dallas. Coach Prime is considered a top candidate,… pic.twitter.com/A0ltEMy0bg

Sanders is among the candidates who the Cowboys have been linked to early in the process of the franchise hiring a new head coach. ESPN's Adam Schefter squashed the notion that the Cowboys would have to find a way to land Colorado star quarterback Shedeur Sanders for Coach Prime to come to Big D.