Inside the Headset Presented by CoachComm
Khenon Hall, Running Backs – Baylor

On this week’s episode of Inside the Headset – Presented by CoachComm, we’re joined by Khenon Hall, the Associate Head Coach and Running Backs Coach at Baylor University.

Coach Hall discusses his coaching journey, including overcoming adversity and a career-ending injury, as well as his approach to developing running backs at the college level. From his start in the Dallas high school football scene to coaching at Illinois State, Texas Southern, SMU, and now Baylor, Hall shares how resilience and growth shaped his path.

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Show Notes

• 1:12 – Introduction

• 2:34 – Growing up in the Dallas high school football culture

• 8:00 – Transitioning into coaching after a career-ending injury

• 10:48 – Adjusting to the coaching lifestyle

• 17:15 – Becoming a graduate assistant at New Mexico

• 23:26 – Considering coaching at the high school level

• 29:38 – Overcoming adversity as a GA and mentoring younger coaches

• 33:20 – First full position group at Illinois State

• 41:08 – Being let go at his alma mater

• 47:07 – Coaching at Texas Southern

• 51:06 – The value of the running back position

• 54:50 – Transition to SMU as RB coach and Run Game Coordinator

• 59:25 – Coaching at public vs. private institutions

• 1:02:00 – Choosing Baylor

• 1:08:08 – Growth as Associate Head Coach

• 1:11:57 – One sentence of advice for young coaches