Stanford head coach David Shaw watches from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Washington State, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

Stanford head coach David Shaw, right, watches players warm up before an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Stanford head coach David Shaw walks along the sideline during an NCAA college football game against Kansas State in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Stanford coach David Shaw is shown during their NCAA college football game against Oregon in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Stanford head coach David Shaw stands on the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Washington State in Pullman, Wash., Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

Stanford head coach David Shaw directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against California Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Stanford head coach David Shaw talks with staff at Stanford football Pro Day on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Darryl Bush)

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2016, file photo, Southern California head coach Clay Helton, left, shakes hands with Stanford head coach David Shaw after an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif. While the Pac-12 North was being decided in Seattle last Saturday, Pac-12 South champion Southern California was enjoying an overdue day off. USC will be the first team from a Power 5 conference to play in a conference championship game after a bye week since Oklahoma and Auburn in 2004, and the second team in the last 11 seasons to do so. “If anybody in the country deserved it, it’s them. I mean, going 12 straight weeks without a bye, especially in this conference playing nine conference games and Notre Dame, it’s brutal,” Shaw said.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2016, file photo, Stanford head coach David Shaw prepares to enter the field with his team before an NCAA college football game against Southern California, in Stanford, Calif. Stanford vs. Notre Dame looked like a big game before the season. It’s not drawing much interest at midseason. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Stanford head coach David Shaw takes questions during a news conference in Los Angeles, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. Stanford is to face Michigan State in the 100th Rose Bowl NCAA college football game on New Year's Day. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello, left, talks with head coach David Shaw during a time out in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Central Florida, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Stanford head coach David Shaw talks with Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea before an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Stanford head coach David Shaw during an NCAA college football game against Oregon State Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Stanford Cardinal head coach David Shaw in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Boulder, Colo. Colorado won 16-13. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)