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Baylor's OLB Coach Caleb Collins 'Let Go' by Dave Aranda

January 6, 2025
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Caleb Collins, Baylor's outside linebackers coach, has been let go according to his social media.

Collins has been with the Baylor program since 2020 and followed head coach Dave Aranda from LSU to Waco.

He worked as a quality control coach on defense for his first season, then was promoted to an on-field role as assistant coach for outside linebackers in November 2021. Against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl, Collins saw his linebacker group set a Sugar Bowl record with 10 sacks against the Rebels.

The Bears are losing sixth-year senior pass rushers Garmon Randolph and Steve Linton to the NFL Draft but have added Tulane’s Matthew Fobbs-White and Oregon’s Emar’rion Winston via the transfer portal.

Aranda will look to hire a replacement for Collins in the coming weeks.

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Baylor's OLB Coach Caleb Collins 'Let Go' by Dave Aranda

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Stefano DiMera
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1:39p, 1/6/25
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This seems odd to me. I didn't feel our outside linebackers were the weakest part of the defense but I admit I am not looking at any stats right now to back that up. Perhaps looking at film and counting up missed tackles, blown coverages, etc they were the weakest part but it just didn't feel that way all season for a coaching change to be needed.

Hope he lands on his feet somewhere good. Thank you for your time at Baylor.
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In reply to cowboycwr • 3:07p, 1/6/25
cowboycwr said:
This seems odd to me. I didn't feel our outside linebackers were the weakest part of the defense but I admit I am not looking at any stats right now to back that up. Perhaps looking at film and counting up missed tackles, blown coverages, etc they were the weakest part but it just didn't feel that way all season for a coaching change to be needed.

Hope he lands on his feet somewhere good. Thank you for your time at Baylor.

Yep. Wondering if this was a recommendation from our really bad safeties coach who gets to cosplay as defensive coordinator.
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3:45p, 1/6/25
There has been another defensive staff firing since this one was announced.
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In reply to PartyBear • 5:42p, 1/6/25
Cornerbacks coach…which makes sense.
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7:07p, 1/6/25
Coaching shuffle seems to be an annual tradition, especially on D.
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10:57p, 1/6/25
How does powledge still have a job? Worst unit on the team is the safeties and it's not close.
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