Robert Griffin III will interview for Baylor head coaching job

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   ​Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsRobert Griffin III will interview for Baylor head coaching job appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Five coaches have been fired in college football so far this year. One of those was Dave Aranda, who was fired by Baylor on October 25. Now, the university is on the hunt for a new head coach. Baylor is interested in Lincoln Riley from USC, but they may not be able to land him.Now, a new name has popped up in the search, according to Pete Nakos of On3.“Baylor is expected to interview former Bears quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III for the head football coach opening,” Nakos wrote.Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)Griffin played four seasons at Baylor, beginning in 2008. In that time, he appeared in 41 games, starting 40 of them, while also passing for 10,366 yards and 78 touchdowns. He also ran for another 2,254 yards and 33 touchdowns. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2011 and went on to be selected second overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. Griffin also previously expressed interest in the Baylor job.“Yes, 100%,” Griffin said previously after being 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% 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 is currently working as a college football analyst for FOX and has been preparing for the interview with a former college head coach. Still, other names, such as Jeff Traylor from UTSA, could be serious candidates.Related: Tennessee RB Daune Morris car accident knocks him out for rest of seasonRelated: South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers gets major injury upgrade for Arkansas game