David Christopher Aranda (born September 29, 1976) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Baylor University. He previously served as the defensive coordinator at LSU, Wisconsin, Utah State, Hawaii, Delta State, and Cal Lutheran.
In this excerpt from Late Kick Live, Josh Pate says Dave Aranda is one of the most likely young coaches poised for long-term success in college football.
After leading the Baylor Bears to a 12-2 record and a Big 12 Championship in just his second year at the helm, head coach Dave Aranda had no shortage of opportunities to find his way out of Waco and into another program after the 2021 season. Instead, he signed a...
After finishing 12-2 and winning the Big 12 Conference in 2021, Baylor extended head coach Dave Aranda through 2029 back in February. During an interview on SiriusXM Radio’s Big 12 Today, Aranda opened up on why he loves being at Baylor. “I feel comfortable here, I think it has...
There is no finer architect of modern zone-blitz defense than Baylor’s head coach Dave Aranda. I’ve been extremely skeptical of the scheme after observing it struggle within the Big 12, often firsthand with the Texas Longhorns, but Aranda’s knack for executing a modernized version of the “safe, smart pressure” system has thus far borne out in Waco.
On Sunday afternoon over 100 quarterbacks showed up at Trinity High School in Euless, Texas to compete in the Elite 11 Dallas Regional. Despite the amount of quarterbacks competing only two of them got an invite to the Elite 11 and one of those invites went to Austin Novosad. Austin...
Dave Aranda's former high school coach Jim Walker joined the show to talk about the Baylor coach after he signed a contract extension through 2029. To continue reading, you must be a SicEm365 Premium subscriber. Subscribe Try Premium for $1 Log In. Trial only available to users who have never...
After one heck of a turnaround in Waco, Texas, Baylor head coach Dave Aranda has reportedly signed a major extension to stay with the Bears. Per The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, “Baylor has finalized a new contract with Dave Aranda.” Adding, “The new deal runs thru 2029.”
Baylor head football coach Dave Aranda has finalized a contract extension through 2029, the university vice president and director of athletics Mack Rhoades announced Tuesday. The Bears are part of a private institution and, therefore, terms are not disclosed. "I am incredibly grateful for Dave's outstanding leadership of our football...
After leading Baylor to a Big 12 title and a Sugar Bowl championship in his second season, coach Dave Aranda has finalized a new contract through the 2029 season. Aranda, 45, won AP Big 12 Coach of the Year honors in 2021, when Baylor went 12-2 and beat Ole Miss to win its first Sugar Bowl title since 1957. Baylor completed one of the nation's biggest turnarounds after going 2-7 in 2020, and finished No. 5 nationally in the AP poll.
Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Baylor head football coach Dave Aranda reached an agreement with the school on a multiyear contract extension that runs through the 2029 season, it was announced Tuesday. Aranda and Baylor started negotiating a new contract late in the season and reached a verbal agreement in December,...
Baylor University announced Tuesday morning that it has finalized a contract extension for head football coach Dave Aranda. The deal goes through 2029, and since Baylor is a private institution, it does not have to disclose the details of the contract. In a press release, Director of Athletics Mack B. Rhoades said, “I am incredibly […]
Texas might be headed to the SEC in the coming years, but Steve Sarkisian still is hopeful to win a Big 12 title before the departure. That might be challenging with Dave Aranda sitting at Baylor for the foreseeable future. Baylor and Aranda agreed to terms on an extension that...