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Broncos hire David Shaw as senior personnel executive

The Broncos are hiring former Stanford head coach David Shaw as a senior personnel executive. He coached with Sean Payton in Philly in 1997.

The Denver Broncos are hiring former Stanford head coach David Shaw as a senior personnel executive, according to a report from KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. The team confirmed the news on Thursday morning.

Shaw interviewed for Denver’s head coach opening last year and he was considered a “sleeper candidate,” perhaps in part due to his Stanford connection with team co-owners Greg Penner, Carrie Walton Penner and Condoleezza Rice.

Earlier in his career, Shaw coached with Jim Harbaugh at the University of San Diego and later followed him to Stanford. Harbaugh was a candidate for the Broncos’ head coach opening last year and there was speculation that Shaw could join him on Denver’s staff.

The Broncos ultimately ended up hiring Sean Payton after Harbaugh opted to stay at Michigan for another season, and now one year later, they’re hiring Shaw as well. Payton overlapped with Shaw while employed by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1997 and he spoke highly of the coach during an interview with Steve Wyche and Jim Trotter in 2020.

Payton was Philly’s quarterbacks coach in 1997 and Shaw was an offensive quality control coach. Payton later became a head coach in the NFL and Shaw later moved to the college level, becoming Stanford’s head coach in 2011. He went 96-54 in 12 seasons with the Cardinal, winning five bowl games.

Shaw stepped down from his role at Stanford following the 2022 season. He will now return to the NFL for the first time since 2005 when he served as a wide receivers coach for the Baltimore Ravens.

In Denver, Shaw will work with general manager George Paton to evaluate college and pro players, according to Klis. Shaw, 51, is the second addition Paton has made to the front office this offseason. Earlier this year, the Broncos hired Cody Rager as vice president of player personnel.

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UCLA coaching search: Bruins need to stay far away from David Shaw

David Shaw as the next UCLA head coach would be quite the decision.

Among the flurry of candidates to emerge for the UCLA Bruins job, one questionable one is former Stanford head coach David Shaw.

With Chip Kelly leaving abruptly for the Ohio State OC job, the Bruins don’t have a lot of choices.

Sure, a guy such as Shaw who has experience and is a well-known name is something to consider. On the other hand, UCLA needs a young, up-and-coming coach who can turn this program around, breathe excitement into the fan base, and be able to adapt to the NIL and transfer portal world.

Shaw isn’t that guy, and despite that, his name has popped up as a potential candidate.

There are a lot of reasons to stay away from David Shaw, and Martin Jarmond making this hire would not be good for his credibility, especially after taking a tough turn after Chip Kelly lost out on Keona Wilhite just days before leaving for the Buckeyes.

8 offensive coordinator options for new Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh

Here are several potential candidates for the Chargers’ offensive coordinator position under Jim Harbaugh.

On Wednesday, the Chargers made the splash hire everyone thought they would, bringing in Jim Harbaugh as the franchise’s next head coach.

All eyes now turn to the rest of the staff. Here are a few names to keep tabs on for the offensive coordinator opening.

Titans complete interview with David Shaw for head coach job

The Titans have completed an interview with former Stanford head coach David Shaw.

The Tennessee Titans have completed yet another interview with one of their head coaching candidates.

The team announced on Sunday night that it has completed an interview with former Stanford head coach, David Shaw, who Tennessee met with in-person.

Shaw is now a candidate for two head coaching vacancies around the NFL, with the other being the Los Angeles Chargers job. Shaw met with Los Angeles last Thursday.

With Shaw’s interview done, the Titans have now spoken to 10 of the 11 candidates they were initially interested in.

The only candidate the Titans haven’t spoken to at this point is Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who met with five of the six teams that requested to interview him.

The Titans are the one he didn’t meet with, thus it looks like the interest is not mutual.

Of the 10 candidates, Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan is the only one to get a second interview thus far. That will reportedly take place on Monday.

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Titans to interview David Shaw for head coach vacancy

The Titans will reportedly interview former Stanford head coach David Shaw for their head coaching vacancy.

The Tennessee Titans reportedly have a new candidate in their head coaching search: former Stanford head coach David Shaw.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Titans will interview Shaw this weekend for their vacancy. He recently interviewed with the Los Angeles Chargers for their opening, and previously spoke to the Denver Broncos about their job in 2023 before Sean Payton was hired.

Shaw has an extensive coaching background that dates back to 1995. He has coached both at the professional and collegiate levels, with his last job being at Stanford, where he was the head coach from 2011 to 2022.

His previous NFL jobs include offensive quality control coach (Eagles and Raiders), quarterbacks coach (Raiders and Ravens) and wide receivers coach (Ravens).

Shaw started his tenure with Stanford back in 2008, when he was hired as the offensive coordinator and receivers coach. He also served as running backs coach with the program.

Keep up to date with all of the latest news on the Titans’ search to replace Mike Vrabel with our head coach interview tracker.

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Chargers complete head coach interview with David Shaw

With 96 wins in his 12 seasons, David Shaw is the winningest coach at Stanford.

The Chargers completed their head coach interview with David Shaw, the team announced on Thursday.

Shaw, 51, previously was Stanford’s head coach from 2011 to 2022, overtaking Jim Harbaugh when he left the school to become the head coach of the 49ers in 2011.

In 12 seasons at Stanford, Shaw had a 96-54 record. He had three Pac-12 conference titles and two Rose Bowl wins.

Shaw and Harbaugh have ties that go back to 2006. That year, Shaw was Harbaugh’s offensive coordinator at the University of San Diego. In 2007, Shaw followed Harbaugh to Stanford in the same role until 2010.

Shaw has NFL experience, working as a quality control coach with the Raiders and Eagles. He’s also been the quarterbacks coach with the Raiders and QBs and wide receivers coach with the Ravens.

Before his time in the NFL, Shaw was an outside linebackers coach and tight ends coach at Western Washington.

Former Stanford coach David Shaw interviews with Los Angeles Chargers

Is this merely a Rooney Rule move or something which reflects serious interest from the Chargers?

The Los Angeles Chargers announced on Thursday that they had conducted an interview with former Stanford head football coach David Shaw.

The development comes in the midst of a coaching search in which Jim Harbaugh is considered the favorite to become the Chargers’ new head coach, replacing Brandon Staley.

Chargers Wire has more details on Jim Harbaugh:

““The Chargers meeting as far as I’ve heard went well,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said. “They formally interviewed yesterday. The Chargers have not really been shy about their interest in [Harbaugh], it is real, it’s legitimate. I believe Harbaugh has a mutual interest as well. The chance with that quarterback, Justin Herbert, to make something happen.”

One wonders how serious the Chargers’ level of interest is in Shaw. It could merely be that the Chargers interviewed Shaw to satisfy their Rooney Rule requirement of talking to a minority candidate. However, until Harbaugh agrees to coach the Chargers, we are left to speculate about how many candidates are in play for this job and, for that matter, the several other NFL head coaching jobs which remain open while the playoffs continue.

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Former Stanford head coach David Shaw talks about Caleb Williams

David Shaw on Caleb Williams. This is interesting.

David Shaw stepped away from Stanford football after an immensely successful tenure. That tenure ran out of steam the past few years, but Shaw’s accomplishments are hefty and impossible to ignore.

Shaw made three Rose Bowls at Stanford, winning two of them. He won three Pac-12 Championship Games and reached four of them. His best Stanford teams battled Chip Kelly’s elite Oregon teams in memorable encounters. He kept Stanford nationally relevant and formidable for several years after his predecessor, Jim Harbaugh, left following the 2010 season.

Shaw coached Andrew Luck, Christian McCaffrey, and Bryce Love to runner-up finishes for the Heisman Trophy. David Shaw was very plainly and obviously one of the best coaches in his sport from 2011 through 2017, a seven-year run of excellence in Palo Alto.

David Shaw recently discussed USC quarterback Caleb Williams on a YouTube show. Shaw has been rumored to be interested in an NFL job, so his words about Williams are interesting when filtered through the prism of a possible move to the NFL in the future.

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Pac-12 Preview: Stanford braces itself for a major rebuild project

Stanford heads into a new era with coach Troy Taylor, but the cupboard is close to bare for the 2023 season.

As June starts to roll into July, and July eventually leads us to the start of fall camps at the beginning of August, the 2023 college football season will be here before we know it. What a season it projects to be in the Pac-12 Conference, as well. With a handful of College Football Playoff contenders, and a group of Heisman Trophy candidates leading their prospective teams, we could be set up for one of the best football seasons out west that we’ve seen in decades. To help get us prepared, we at Ducks Wire wanted to go through each team in the conference and give a comprehensive breakdown of each school, breaking down their 2023 outlook. Welcome to our Pac-12 Previews. New editions will be published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday leading up to the start of fall camp.

Check out our previously published previews: Arizona Wildcats — Arizona State Sun Devils — California Golden Bears — Colorado Buffaloes — Oregon State Beavers

Stanford was once the class of the Pac-12 and competed for Rose Bowl on an annual basis.

Those days are long gone.

Head Coach David Shaw retired after the program went downhill for a variety of reasons and this was even before the pandemic, which set the Cardinal behind the proverbial 8-ball and then some.

After 12 seasons, Stanford was on the market for a new head coach when it finally settled on Sacramento State’s Troy Taylor. Before helming the Hornets, he was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Utah for two seasons.

Stanford also hired Wisconsin defensive coordinator Bobby April where he led one of the top defenses in the country. But again, the talent has to be there and at this very moment, talent is on short supply.

If you think attendance is a problem in Palo Alto when the Cardinal are good, Stanford Stadium could be a graveyard for the next couple of seasons as the rebuild goes on.

Here’s our complete preview for the Cardinal in 2023.

No. 21 Texas takes game one over No. 17 Oklahoma State 5-3

Texas baseball stays red hot.

No. 21 Texas continues its winning ways with a 5-3 victory over No. 17 Oklahoma State.

Texas took an early 2-1 lead via a 444-foot homerun by Garret Guillmette in the third inning. An RBI single by Jack O’Dowd and a two-run home run from Jalin Flores pushes the Horns lead to 5-1 in the fourth.

Dylan Campbell provided a nice night at the plate to help the Longhorns’ effort. Campbell had three hits, finishing just a home run shy of the cycle.

Lucas Gordon delivered another sharp Friday night performance. The lefty picked up the win by tossing seven innings of three-run baseball.

Gordon handed to ball over to the Texas bullpen as David Shaw and Zane Morehouse slammed the door on the Cowboys. Morehouse picked up his fourth save since taking over the closer role.

The win pushes Texas to 20-7 overall and 4-0 in Big 12 Conference play. The Longhorns are looking to clinch the series on Saturday with Travis Stehle on the bump.

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