Who is Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer? A look at his coaching roots from Marty to ‘BYA’ to Spurrier

Todd ArcherMar 9, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseTodd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010.Open Extended Reactions

FRISCO, Texas — Not long after he was named the 10th head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Brian Schottenheimer received a text message from his high school coach.

“If it gets stressful,” Steve Rampy wrote, “just give them a BYA shirt.”

The message took Schottenheimer back 34 years to when he was a senior at Blue Valley High School in Overland Park, Kansas. The

Link to Original Article - on ESPN