Stanford’s Shaw responds to claim

Stanford’s David Shaw is one of the most mild-mannered coaches in college football. He rarely shows emotion, and he rarely raises his voice. Not Tuesday. Speaking as passionately as he ever has, Shaw emphatically fired back at Steve Sarkisian after the Washington coach accused the Cardinal of faking injuries. Shaw opened his portion of the Pac-12 coaches’ teleconference with a carefully crafted statement, saying “we don’t fake injuries, we never have and we never will. I don’t condone it. I don’t teach it. I don’t allow it.”

Shaw also began his weekly news conference at Stanford shortly after referring to the same handwritten notes. He called Sarkisian’s allegations “unprofessional” and pointed out that the only defensive coach he knows of who has told players to fake injuries works on Washington’s staff.

Huskies defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi admitted to instructing players to fake injuries against Oregon while he was an assistant at California.

“That’s not calling anybody out. That’s just stating a fact. It’s been proven. It’s been admitted and we all have moved on,” Shaw said. Later he added, “We didn’t do it against Oregon, so why in the world would we do it against Washington?’ ”

Injured South Carolina All-American Jadeveon Clowney made it clear that he plans to play a lot more college football before moving on to the NFL.

The 6-foot-6, 274-pound defensive end said he’s receiving treatment several times a day on the strained muscle near his rib cage so he might return in time to face Arkansas on Saturday.

“Am I fully committed? Always,” Clowney said. “I could’ve sat out. I’m not looking to sit out. I’m not that type of guy. I’m here for the team.”

He wasn’t there for them Saturday, raising questions about his commitment to the 14th-ranked Gamecocks.

Clowney said before Saturday’s game against Kentucky that he couldn’t play, saying he was in too much pain. The Gamecocks beat Kentucky, 35-28, without him.