Robert Griffin III expected to interview for Baylor coaching vacancy
The former Baylor quarterback and 2011 Heisman Trophy winner is interested in coaching his former team despite having no coaching experience.
Robert Griffin III is expected to interview for Baylor’s vacant coaching job, according to On3.com’s Pete Nakos. The former quarterback wants to coach the college team where he won the Heisman Trophy.
Griffin received the award in 2011 and was selected second overall in the 2012 NFL draft. He has no coaching experience. Baylor is interested in speaking with him about the position, but the reported prospect of an interview does not amount to an appointment.
His candidacy follows college coaching appointments involving other former NFL players. NC State recently hired Philip Rivers, who previously played quarterback for the Wolfpack and in the NFL, despite his lack of college coaching experience. Rivers had spent the previous six seasons coaching at a high school in Alabama.
Deion Sanders, Eddie George and Mike Vick are also among the former players who have taken college head coaching positions.
