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BREAKING: Baylor set to hire Dave Aranda as head football coach

January 16, 2020
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Former LSU associate head coach and defensive coordinator Dave Aranda is set to be hired as Baylor’s next football coach, SicEm365 has learned. The 43-year old spent four seasons as the defensive coordinator for the Tigers (2016-2019) after three seasons at Wisconsin (2013-2015), one season at Utah State (2012) and two seasons at Hawaii (2010-2011) in the same position from 2010-2015. 

After being hired by LSU in January of 2016 to be the defensive coordinator, Aranda was promoted to associate head coach in September of the same year.

While at LSU, Aranda’s total defense ranked No. 10 nationally in 2016, No. 12 in 2017, No. 25 in 2018 and as part of LSU’s National Championship team in 2019 ranked No. 31. At Wisconsin his defenses ranked No. 7 in 2013, No. 4 in 2014 and No. 2 in 2015. His 2012 Utah State unit ranked No. 14.

Aranda’s 2019 National Championship defense finished ranked No. 18 nationally according to SP+, collecting 37.0 sacks and forcing 22 turnovers. The Tigers held a potent Clemson offense that averaged 43.9 points and 528.7 yards per game on the season to just 25 points and 394 yards.

Aranda was reportedly the highest paid assistant coach in all of college football at LSU, earning a $2.5 million salary in a four-year deal with the Tigers. Aranda signed the contract in 2018 and had two years remaining. The raise and extension was in response to Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher who made a valiant effort to hire Aranda for the same position.

Additionally, Aranda was linked to the University of Texas defensive coordinator position that opened after the 2019 football season when head coach Tom Herman fired Todd Orlando after a 7-5 regular season where the Longhorns struggled defensively.  Aranda elected to stay at LSU.

Aranda graduated from Cal Lutheran in 1999 and received his masters from Texas Tech.  

Aranda will take over an 11-3 Baylor team that finished ranked No. 39 nationally in defense in 2019.

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BREAKING: Baylor set to hire Dave Aranda as head football coach

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In reply to BayTay • 9:17p, 1/16/20
BayTay said:
Anyone know his family situation? Wife kids?
He's married with three kids (two daughters and a son) according to his bio.
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In reply to Brownbw • 12:41a, 1/17/20
I am very appreciative of all that Coach Rhule, the coaches and, primarily the players did to put our program back on the map. I am also very impressed with what Mr. Rhodes has done to make all of the sports at Baylor well positioned going forward. Coach Rhule did his job. He rebuilt the program. Now, it is time to take it to the next level. Sic'em Bears!
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3:16p, 1/17/20
It looks like Mack hit a home run.
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7:33a, 1/18/20
after reading everything about Aranda and watching his interviews, I like him. Happy to be a fan.

And I was always a bit apathetic about CMR.

Thankful we have a minority!

Can we serve tamales at McLane? Please?
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8:52a, 1/18/20
I don't view him as a minority or as a majority. Just as a man whose a good coach. I look forward to the day when someone doesn't feel the need to discuss and identify a person by their national heritage, but only by their qualifications and job performance. Some Baylor folks need to get over this , and fast.
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In reply to Timbear • 5:17p, 1/18/20
Timbear said:
I don't view him as a minority or as a majority. Just as a man whose a good coach. I look forward to the day when someone doesn't feel the need to discuss and identify a person by their national heritage, but only by their qualifications and job performance. Some Baylor folks need to get over this , and fast.

We'll get to that point when we don't need a rule just to get minority coaches head coaching interviews for jobs they never actually get in the NFL.

If you want people to be judged by their job performance, you should be rooting for proportional minority representation in all fields. It's only once that's accomplished that we can get "over this."
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8:50p, 1/18/20
I agree, but let's start with our new HC.
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3:07p, 1/27/20
Additionally, Aranda was linked to the University of Texas defensive coordinator position that opened after the 2019 football season when head coach Tom Herman fired Todd Orlando after a 7-5 regular season where the Longhorns struggled defensively. Aranda elected to stay at LSU.

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In reply to ELIOTRASI • 4:42p, 1/27/20
ELIOTRASI said:
Additionally, Aranda was linked to the University of Texas defensive coordinator position that opened after the 2019 football season when head coach Tom Herman fired Todd Orlando after a 7-5 regular season where the Longhorns struggled defensively. Aranda elected to stay at LSU.

How is this even relevant? Why would a DC at a team on the cusp of playing for and presumably winning a national championship, even consider going to the dumpster fire that is Texas?
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