STANFORD, Calif. -- David Shaw is no stranger to seeing his players in the thick of the Heisman Trophy race.
In 2009, Shaw was Stanford's offensive coordinator when Toby Gerhart bruised his way to the closest runner-up finish in the history of the award. Shaw then oversaw Andrew Luck's consecutive second-places finishes, once as a coordinator (2010) and once as the Cardinal's head coach (2011).
Now, after a three-year drought, Stanford is in early position to send another player to New York. Christian McCaffrey is the candidate, but don't expect Shaw to craft any elaborate PowerPoint presentations campaigning for his man this time.