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Robert Griffin III expected to interview for Baylor head coach job
Robert Griffin III is expected to interview for Baylor's head coaching job, which is vacant after Dave Aranda was fired.
Griffin won the Heisman Trophy at Baylor in 2011 and has publicly said he wants to coach his former team.
He also said he had spoken with Baylor athletic director Doug McNamee about the opportunity.
Baylor is 6-3 under interim coach Joe Klanderman, with back-to-back wins since Aranda's departure.
Griffin has no coaching experience, though other former players have become college head coaches.
An interview does not mean Griffin will get the job, and Baylor's next step is to consider him alongside any other candidates.
Robert Griffin III is expected to interview for Baylor’s vacant head football coach position, according to reports cited by ESPN and ProFootballTalk.
Griffin, a former Baylor quarterback and 2011 Heisman Trophy winner, has publicly said he is interested in the job.
He told The Dan Patrick Show that he had spoken with athletic director Doug McNamee about the opportunity.
Griffin has no coaching experience, according to ProFootballTalk, and currently works as a broadcaster for Fox Sports, according to ESPN.
- Who
- Robert Griffin III, a former Baylor quarterback.
- What
- He is expected to interview for Baylor’s vacant head football coach job.
- When
- The reports were published on November 13, 2026.
- Where
- Baylor University.
- Why
- Griffin has said he is interested in coaching his alma mater and believes people who know what it takes to win at Baylor can help the program.
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Griffin discussed the Baylor opening on The Dan Patrick Show and said he had spoken with athletic director Doug McNamee.
ESPN and ProFootballTalk reported that Griffin was expected to interview for the job.
- Baylor record
- 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big 12
- Griffin’s Heisman
- Won in 2011 as a Baylor player
- Senior season
- Baylor went 10-3 in 2011
- Passing in 2011
- 4,293 yards and 37 touchdowns
- Rushing in 2011
- 699 yards and 10 touchdowns
- Current role
- Broadcaster for Fox Sports
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What people are saying
Yes, 100%
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. So yeah, I would 100% be interested.