Legendary college football coach Nick Saban believes Deion Sanders is the right man to fill the Dallas Cowboys head coaching vacancy.

Appearing on The Pivot Podcast, Nick Saban sang a ringing endorsement for Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders. Saban was jokingly asked if he would consider taking the Cowboys’ head coaching job,

After a 7-10 season, the Dallas Cowboys are searching for a new head coach.Various reports revealed Monday that Jerry Jones and the Cowboys are parting ways with Mike McCarthy, who will become a coaching free agent and pursue other options.

While Shedeur Sanders is gearing up for the NFL draft this spring, his father's name has been at the forefront of NFL rumors in recent weeks. After the

Sanders reportedly express interest in both the Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys openings, per multiple reports. Sanders confirmed he spoke with Jones to ESPN. However, the Cowboys are already in the process of interviewing candidates, having completed meetings with Robert Salah and Kellen Moore for the position.

Sanders' friend and fellow Aflac spokesperson, Nick Saban, is rooting heavily for him. “I want him to get that job,” the seven-time national champion told “The Pivot” podcast, via On3's Griffin McVeigh. Saban's biases are obviously undeniable, but he clearly believes that Sanders is the leader the Cowboys need right now.

Unlike NFL teams that have to follow protocols to interview current NFL coaches, there is no such red tape to navigate when a franchise wants to chat with a college coach. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones could have Deion over to The Star, or a Starbucks, and that’s an interview.

The Dallas Cowboys are one of several teams looking for a new head coach after they surprisingly parted ways with Mike McCarthy last week. And now, it seems like a new candidate has emerged in the mix, although fans will be unhappy to hear that it is not Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders.

It appears Dallas Cowboys fans have yet again gotten their hopes up, only for them to be dashed by the reality of business in the sport. Despite Colorado head coach Deion Sanders expressing mutual interest with Dallas owner Jerry Jones over the team's vacancy just five days ago,

If the Dallas Cowboys hire Deion Sanders as the next head coach, chalk Coach Prime's son Shedeur up as someone who would support the move.

Colorado's head coach may not be a top candidate for the Cowboys head coach opening like he was expected to be

Deion Sanders has been heavily rumored to be the Dallas Cowboys’ next head coach, and his latest Instagram story will only intensify those rumors.