The David Shaw era at Stanford is over.
After a 36-25 loss to BYU capping off a 3-9 season for the Cardinal, the 50-year-old Shaw decided it was time to call it quits.
“A week ago, 10 days ago, I was gung-ho to be the person to lead us there, and over the last few days I realized it was time,” Shaw said. “It was time for me to step aside, time for the next group to come in, and hopefully whoever they hire next wins more games than I do. That would be awesome.”
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Despite another disappointing season for Stanford, Shaw exits as the school’s winningest head coach compiling a 96-54 record and at a time thought to be a candidate to move on to bigger things. However, Stanford football hit a proverbial wall going 14-28 over the last four seasons as Shaw and the program seemingly had trouble adapting to college football’s changing landscape.
Originally replacing Jim Harbaugh in 2011, the future for Shaw and the program remains cloudy. For Shaw, he’s indicated there are no immediate plans for him to continue coaching while the school hasn’t indicated any long-term replacement.
