EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsRobert Griffin III, Baylor's only Heisman Trophy winner, said Monday that he is interested in being the Bears' new football coach, even though the former quarterback has no coaching experience.Long-embattled coach Dave Aranda was fired by Baylor on Sunday after he went 40-40 over 6 seasons. Joe Klanderman was named interim coach for the remainder of this season.Griffin, the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner, spoke about the Baylor opening during an interview Monday on "The Dan Patrick Show." He said he had talked with athletic director Doug McNamee."Yes, 100 percent," Griffin said when Patrick asked if he was interested in the job. "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 percent be interested."Baylor was 10-3 during Griffin's Heisman Trophy season, when he threw for 4,293 yards with 37 touchdowns and only six interceptions, and ran for another 699 yards and 10 TDs. That was the school's first 10-win season since 1980.The 36-year-old Griffin is now a college football analyst and broadcaster for Fox Sports. He was the second overall pick by Washington in the 2012 draft and played seven NFL seasons, including one with the Cleveland Browns and three with the Baltimore Ravens.McNamee said in an open letter Monday that the process was already underway to find the next head coach, but the logistics of the football calendar make it likely that it will be December before any hire is made."We want to bring in someone who will launch a generation of consistent winning," McNamee wrote. "There are certainly non-negotiables when it comes to how we win and represent Baylor and its Christian mission, but it is imperative that we win because there is no substitute for how it fuels our priorities, our goals, and our future."The Bears (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) are 26-31 overall since a school-record 12 wins in 2021 that included a Big 12 Conference title and Sugar Bowl victory in Aranda's second season.Baylor lost 25-24 at Kansas on Saturday after having a field goal blocked in the final minute. That came after the end of a four-game winning streak in a 17-6 home loss to struggling TCU the previous week.
