Former Baylor star and NFL Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III has never coached at the collegiate or professional level. Apparently that isn't stopping Baylor from giving him a look for their vacant head coaching position.

Griffin, a broadcaster with Fox Sports after seven NFL seasons, is interviewing with Baylor, according to ESPN, after publicly lobbying for the job on The Dan Patrick Show and his podcast. A Baylor legend, Griffin won the Heisman Trophy in 2011 and has kept a close eye over the program ever since.

While Griffin believes he's the right coach for Baylor to "get back to winning," he explained a scenario where the Bears might be best off standing pat and not hiring him. It's not a very probable one. Griffin says Baylor should retain interim coach Joe Klanderman if it can win its remaining three conference games, all three of which are against top-15 opponents.

Baylor is a +7.5 underdog against No. 10 BYU this weekend, then plays No. 12 Texas Tech at home and finishes the regular season at No. 14 Houston.

"When the head chef gets fired in the middle of dinner rush and the sous chef comes in, finishes the night with no plates being sent back to the kitchen, you don't go hire somebody else," Griffin said. "You hand him the hat.

"And this is coming from a guy that would want the Baylor job, but you've got to respect the game in the right way."

Baylor fired Dave Aranda midway through his seventh season after a 4-3 start. Klanderman has gone 2-0 since taking over, and if he wins out, Griffin thinks Baylor should keep him around.