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With the Baylor football program currently in shambles and in need of a complete overhaul, one of the school’s most famous former players wants to help.

Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary tells TMZ that he’s “absolutely” interested becoming the head coach at Baylor.

“I believe in Baylor,” Singletary said. “I believe in the school. Right now they just have to put the right leadership in place. Baylor can do great things.”

The question is whether Baylor (or anyone else) believes in Singletary. A late arrival to coaching who first joined the Ravens at the age of 45, Singletary quickly rose through the ranks before washing out in San Francisco after only 40 regular-season games. He thereafter spent three years on Leslie Frazier’s staff with the Vikings and for the last two-plus years has been out of football.

Whether it’s Baylor or anyone else, the rapid rise and even faster fall for Singletary raises plenty of questions about why it didn’t work for him — and why he has spent the last two years not working anywhere in football. He looks, sounds, and acts the part; common sense suggests that something beyond those superficial factors has resulted in Singletary being available to be hired by anyone for such a long period of time.