Stanford coach on Andrew Luck returning: I don’t think so

Patrick pressed Shaw about whether or not Luck would be eschewing the 2012 NFL Draft to return to Stanford for his senior season.

“I don’t think so,” Shaw said. “Only if I try to kidnap him and hold him in my house until after the draft. Last year, physically he was ready, I think even emotionally he was ready, but he felt like he wasn’t done with college football.”

This season Luck is a Heisman Trophy candidate and his 11-1 Cardinal team could be on the verge of an at-large BCS bowl game.

Shaw also praised Lucks on-field intelligence during the interview.

“He’s a guy that is deciding what plays we run,” Shaw said. “This is Terry Bradshaw, the guys back in the 70s, who call their own plays at the line of scrimmage, which is unheard of nowadays with the complexity of the defenses. Here’s a guy that reads it and decides what to do. Other systems that other people have success in, I’m happy for them. But our guy does not turn to the sideline to look for the next play.”