If it takes Stanford head coach David Shaw 100 times to say he is not interested in the NFL, or any other job, he seems prepared to do so. During a meeting with the media Monday, Shaw was just another coach to be asked about his potential coaching future outside of Stanford, and once again he attempted to put the conversation to rest.
A day after reports surfaced he had no interest in an NFL job, Shaw got a chance to clarify his stance on the topic.
''No matter what I say, the rumors aren’t going to stop,’' Shaw said, according to the Associated Press. ''It doesn’t bother me. Every good football program in the last 15 years, after two good years, the head coach is going to be rumored to go someplace else. I take it as a compliment.’'
Shaw is starting to get used to this cycle. Last year, after leading Stanford to the first of their back-to-back Pac 12 titles, Shaw’s name was thrown in a number of coaching rumors for potential NFL jobs. That is once again the case with some wondering if he will follow in his predecessor’s steps on the path to the NFL. Jim Harbaugh, now coach of the San Francisco 49ers, helped reshape Stanford football while the head coach in Palo Alto. Shaw has more than kept that momentum going since taking over for Harbaugh.
As Shaw, says, this goes with the territory when you are a successful head coach.