David Shaw’s advice to would-be Stanford quarterbacks in 2012 was simple: Don’t try to be Andrew Luck. Because you’re not. And you won’t be.
In the 2016 edition of Stanford’s quarterback competition, Shaw would be quite pleased if hopefuls Keller Chryst and Ryan Burns tried to be like departed quarterback Kevin Hogan. Not just because he’d like to see the next man up throw for nearly 3,000 yards and post a 67.8 completion percentage with a 27-8 touchdown-to-interception ratio. It’s more about the way Hogan ran Stanford’s offense so efficiently -- especially in his final season.