FRISCO, Tx.-- A former Florida Gators backup quarterback is set to take the reins of one of the NFL's most recognizable brands. Brian Schottenheimer, who backed up UF Heisman Trophy winner and ...

Schottenheimer, affectionately known as “Schotty” by his coach at Florida, Steve Spurrier, was a backup for the Gators from 1994-96. He was part of three SEC championship teams, and the 1996 ...

The elder Schottenheimer died four years ago at age 77. “I’ve had some opportunities when I was a much younger man, that I didn’t feel like I was ready,” Brian Schottenheimer said.

McCarthy is widely seen as a better head-coaching candidate than Schottenheimer, who had never served as a head coach before this month.

Brian Schottenheimer, right, who at the time this photo was snapped in 1996 was about to be a Florida Gators senior, works with a young quarterback at a camp in KC. File photo THE KANSAS CITY STAR ...

FRISCO, Texas — Brian Schottenheimer is all set to officially ... immediately after becoming a national champion for the Florida Gators, taking on a role as an assistant for the (then) St ...

After just one season in Lawrence, however, Schottenheimer transferred to Steve Spurrier's Florida program, where he served as Danny Wuerrfel's backup as the Gators claimed the 1996 national ...

Following his time as a collegiate quarterback with the Kansas Jayhawks and Florida Gators, Brian Schottenheimer served as an assistant with the St. Louis Rams in 1997 and Chiefs in 1998 ...

Mike McCarthy brought Brian Schottenheimer ... the University of Florida, where he played under Steve Spurrier and backed up Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel during the Gators National ...

After just one season in Lawrence, however, Schottenheimer transferred to Steve Spurrier's Florida program, where he served as Danny Wuerrfel's backup as the Gators claimed the 1996 national ...