Baylor expected to interview Robert Griffin III

Baylor is expected to interview former star quarterback Robert Griffin III for its vacant head-coaching job, according to reports. The expectation follows Griffin’s public expression of interest, but there has been no announcement that the interview took place or that Baylor has selected a coach.

Griffin said on The Dan Patrick Show that he had spoken with Baylor athletic director Doug McNamee about the opening and would be 100 percent interested. The reported contact has not been independently confirmed in the accounts describing the expected interview. Baylor has not publicly announced a hiring decision.

The position became vacant after Baylor fired Dave Aranda on October 25. Defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman is serving as interim head coach. One report said Klanderman’s team was 6-3 overall and 4-2 in Big 12 play; another reported that Baylor had won two games since Aranda’s departure and become bowl-eligible.

Griffin, 36, played at Baylor from 2008 to 2011 and won the Heisman Trophy in his final season. In 2011, he passed for 4,293 yards and 37 touchdowns, ran for 699 yards and 10 touchdowns, and helped the Bears reach a No. 13 ranking in the Associated Press poll....