Kliff Kingsbury was a senior offensive analyst for USC during the 2023 season when Caleb Williams was leading the Trojans, and he reportedly could be reunited with the quarterback on the Chicago Bears.

After Chicago fired head coach Matt Eberflus on Friday, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport provided an update on Sunday and noted the team will consider interim coach Thomas Brown, as well as top candidates Ben Johnson, Mike Vrabel and Aaron Glenn.

However, he also called Kingsbury, who is now the offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders, "an interesting name to watch" in the Bears' search.

While Williams won the Heisman Trophy during the 2022 season at USC, he also thrived in 2023 while working with Kingsbury.

He completed 68.6 percent of his passes for 3,633 yards, 30 touchdowns and five interceptions while adding 142 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground as a runner. USC was just 8-5 on the campaign, but a poor defense was responsible for many of the losses while Williams played well enough to be the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft.

LSU's Jayden Daniels was the No. 2 pick of that draft, and he has the Commanders in playoff position at 7-5 while working with Kingsbury.

He is also playing like the potential Offensive Rookie of the Year while completing 68.4 percent of his passes for 2,613 yards, 12 touchdowns and five interceptions to go with 556 yards and five touchdowns on the ground.

Daniels' most notable moment of the season also came against Williams' Bears when he completed a Hail Mary on the final play to win their Week 8 matchup in dramatic fashion.

As for Chicago, the most important thing for the rest of the season and the offseason is creating an ideal environment for Williams to thrive. The NFC North team has been searching for a franchise quarterback for nearly its entire existence, and the hope is the USC product becomes just that as he develops in his career.

If that means partnering him back up with Kingsbury, that might be the direction the front office takes.

After all, the No. 1 pick living up to expectations is the only realistic way the Bears will eventually compete in a strong division that also includes the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.

Kingsbury has helped Daniels find early success, and Chicago and others will likely continue to evaluate him by how the Commanders finish their season.