Fresno suspends Shaw
August 31st, 2007, 8:48 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Zeiger
Derek Shaw (Fresno Bee photo)
Derek Shaw, the well-traveled and oft-troubled former Arizona State quarterback, has been suspended indefinitely from Fresno City College’s team for what coach Tony Caviglia called “things he needs to take care of in his personal life.”
Said Caviglia, “His priorities need to be re-established.”
Shaw, who arrived in Tempe as a highly-touted recruit in 2005 and was gone by the end of spring drills in ‘06, was slated to start for the Rams, who open their season on Saturday. The Oceanside, Calif., resident originally committed to Miami (Fla.), signed with ASU and transferred to Texas Tech, where he spent one semester before winding up in Fresno.
Now, one has to wonder if he will play again anywhere.
Neil Parry
The visiting radio booth at Sun Devil Stadium on Saturday will contain an inspiring story.
The color analyst for San Jose State’s broadcasts is Neil Parry, the former Spartans player who returned to play in 2003 after having part of his right leg amputated. The amputation stemmed from a 2000 game against Texas-El Paso, in which Parry, covering a kickoff, suffered a gruesome break in which the bone pierced through the skin, leading to an infection.
Parry — brother of Seattle Seahawks fullback Josh Parry, also a SJSU product — does speaking engagements about his experience and hopes to turn his story into a movie. He also has ambitions to coach.
ASU has eight players who have received undergraduate degrees, tying the school for fifth (with Pittsburgh) in Division I-A.Boston College has the most with 17, and Washington has 11. Auburn and Notre Dame are tied for third with nine each. Mississippi, Southern California and Virginia have five apiece.
The Sun Devil graduates are offensive linemen Robert Gustavis, Zach Krula, Mike Pollak, Julius Orieukwu and Brandon Rodd, safety Josh Barrett, cornerback Littrele Jones and tight end Tyrice Thompson.
