Sources: Kliff Kingsbury top candidate to become Commanders' OC

Kliff Kingsbury, who was close to becoming the Raiders' offensive coordinator earlier this week, is now a leading candidate for the Commanders' offensive coordinator job, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday.

Kingsbury was one of a handful who interviewed for the Raiders' position and sources confirmed Thursday that Kingsbury was expected to take the job. However a breakdown in talks was cited as the reason for why he withdrew his name.

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Kingsbury worked last fall with USC's Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, as the Trojans' quarterbacks coach and senior offensive analyst.

Kingsbury also drafted Kyler Murray when he was head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and coached Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield in college when he was the head coach at Texas Tech.