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Baylor searches for a new football coach after firing Dave Aranda
Baylor fired head coach Dave Aranda on Oct.
25 and is looking for a replacement.
Aranda led the Bears to a 12-2 season and a Sugar Bowl win in 2021, but the team finished below .500 in each later season of his tenure.
Interim coach Jon Klanderman has led Baylor to two wins, against UCF and Iowa State.
One potential candidate is UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor, whose team is 7-2 this season.
Traylor has a 58-28 record at UTSA since taking over in 2020 and has coached in Texas across two conferences.
Baylor's search is continuing, and the names of other possible candidates have not been disclosed here.
Baylor fired head coach Dave Aranda on Oct. 25, 2026, and is searching for a replacement.
Interim head coach Jon Klanderman has led the Bears to two wins since taking over.
Baylor beat UCF 41-9 and Iowa State 42-31 under Klanderman.
UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor is one name identified as a potential candidate.
Aranda led Baylor to a 12-2 record and a Sugar Bowl win in 2021, but the team was below .500 in each subsequent season of his tenure.
- Who
- Baylor is searching for a coach after firing Dave Aranda. UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor is among the potential candidates mentioned.
- What
- Baylor is looking for a new head football coach.
- When
- Aranda was fired on Oct. 25, 2026.
- Where
- Baylor, in Waco, Texas.
- Why
- The article says Baylor was below .500 overall and in the Big 12 for the rest of Aranda’s tenure after the 2021 season.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Aranda took over as Baylor head coach before the season.
Baylor went 12-2, won the Sugar Bowl and finished in the AP top five under Aranda.
Baylor fired Aranda.
Interim head coach Jon Klanderman led Baylor to wins over UCF and Iowa State.
- Firing date
- Oct. 25, 2026
- Interim coach
- Jon Klanderman
- Win over UCF
- 41-9
- Win over Iowa State
- 42-31
- Potential candidate
- Jeff Traylor, UTSA head coach
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