WACO, Texas — On Saturday, Baylor tabbed Khenon Hall as the new associate head coach and running backs coach.
A native of Dallas and former player at Oak Cliff High School, Hall is known to be one of the top recruiting minds in the state of Texas. Hall spent two season at SMU serving as the assistant coach working with the running backs, officially owning that title in 2023 along with run-game coordinator.
He spent the 2021 season at Texas Southern, previously on staff at his alma mater, Illinois State, for seven seasons.
“I am excited to add Khenon to our staff,” Aranda said. “Khenon is an extremely talented young coach, who will have a great impact on our running backs room, while also helping our recruiting efforts. His energy, love for the game and all-around feel for the state of Texas has earned him a huge amount of respect as a recruiter. I have zero doubt that Khenon will make a great impact on our team, and I can’t wait to get started with him in Waco.”
During the 2023 season at SMU, Hall helped lead the Mustangs to the American Athletic Conference Championship, riding an 11-2 record and 8-0 streak in conference play.
“I couldn’t be more excited to join the Baylor Family and be a part of Coach Aranda’s staff,” Hall said. “The opportunity to learn from one of the sharpest minds in college football and continue to grow in my coaching career is something I couldn’t pass up and is truly a blessing. I’m excited to get to work with Coach Aranda, Coach (Jake) Spavital and all of our talented student-athletes at Baylor.”