With the recent success of the Stanford football program, it's only natural that coaches on the staff, David Shaw most notably, start getting mentioned as potential options elsewhere.

In Peter King's most recent Monday Morning Quarterback column on SI.com, he ranked the top-five hottest potential NFL head coaches that are currently leading college programs.

The first name he listed was Oregon's Chip Kelly. No surprise there, he flirted with the idea of taking the Tampa Bay job just last season and those rumors haven't quieted this year as he led the Ducks to another impressive season.

No. 2? Shaw.

It makes sense too. Shaw has an extensive NFL resume, is 21-4 running a pro-style system in college, had a hand in developing Andrew Luck and his predecessor at Stanford, Jim Harbaugh, hasset a track record for helping coaches advance in their career, The Farm will become a more desirable destination for talented assistant coaches in the future.

That's important. Keeping good assistant coaches for long periods of time is hard to do and being able to replace them without missing a beat isn't an easy task.

Shaw's old boss a hot name: Early in his coaching career Shaw coached under Jon Gruden with the Oakland Raiders. He's a frequent point of reference for Shaw when he talks about his coaching style.

Gruden's name is one that usually comes up this time of year in association with coaching opening. The most recent was at Tennessee where Gruden reportedly turned down an offer that apparently including a partial ownership stake with the Cleveland Browns.

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