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Baylor's Dave Aranda headlines ESPN's candidates to replace David Shaw at Stanford

There are tons of names being thrown around for the Stanford opening
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One of the biggest headlines sweeping the country right now is the fact that Stanford's head coaching position is open. 

The vacancy comes after the program's all-time winningest coach, David Shaw, announced that he was stepping down following Stanford's loss to BYU on Saturday. Shaw's tenure started out extremely hot, but as I wrote about earlier today Stanford lost their identity and settled for the same staff throughout the struggles. 

Now, with just one week away before the transfer portal opens and a few more away from early signing day, the Cardinal need a new head coach. I put out a list of potential coaches that Stanford should consider on Sunday, and now ESPN has done the same. We have a couple similar ones such as former Washington coach Chris Petersen and Sacramento State's Troy Taylor, but they had a couple that I didn't think of, so let's take a look at Adam Rittenberg's top candidates for the opening!