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Built for Battle: The Linebackers Leading Baylor’s Charge on Defense

At Big 12 Media Days, Aranda noted that this could be the best linebacker group he’s ever coached.
By Levi Caraway
August 21, 2025
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A few years back, linebackers Keaton Thomas and Travion Barnes were hungry to make the leap from beyond the junior college ranks to the Division I level. The duo met while visiting Georgia Southern and became fast friends, agreeing that they’d one day play together if they ever got the chance; they just didn’t know when that chance would come.

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