Robert Griffin III would '100% be interested' in filling Baylor's head coaching vacancy

Could Baylor’s former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback be a serious candidate to replace the fired Dave Aranda?

Despite having no coaching experience at any level, former Baylor Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III would be interested in the Bears' vacancy following Sunday's firing of coach Dave Aranda. Griffin, a college football analyst and Texas native, wants to see his former program nationally relevant again at the highest level. "If Baylor wants to get back to winning and have a university that isn't just respectable on the football field, but the fans can be proud of, they need people who know what it looks like to win at Baylor," Griffin said Monday on the Dan Patrick Show. "So yeah, I would 100% be interested. I talked with the athletic director, who is a guy in Doug McNamee that knows what it looks like to win at Baylor, know how you have to win at Baylor and recruit to Baylor to make those things happen." Griffin set several single-season program records at Baylor in 2011 after throwing for 4,293 yards and 37 touchdowns, to go along with 699 yards rushing and 10 scores.

He later earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors before injuries derailed a promising career. Since Griffin helped the Bears capture their 10th win in the Alamo Bowl to end this tenure, Baylor has hit 11 or more wins in a single season three times