Baylor responds to Robert Griffin III’s coaching interest

Robert Griffin III wants to coach the Baylor Bears, and the school is willing to hear him out.

Baylor is expected to interview Griffin for their vacant head coach position, per Pete Nakos of On3. It remains to be seen how serious a candidate Griffin actually is for the position.

Griffin has no coaching experience and would appear to be a longshot for the job. However, he is also a program legend, and it would not really do the Bears any harm to hear him out and check in on his vision. He is devoted to the program, and the former Heisman Trophy winner is regarded as one of the best players the program ever produced.

Despite that lack of experience, Griffin publicly made his pitch for the job last month. In his mind, he feels the next Baylor coach needs to know the program and understand what it takes to be successful there, traits that he argues he has.

The Bears are looking for a replacement for Dave Aranda, who was fired last month. They only have two winning seasons since 2015, so they will be looking for someone who could build a consistent winner.