Coach Dave Aranda retained
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The 88th Allstate Sugar Bowl on Saturday was billed as a chess match between the offensive proficiency of Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and the defensive genius of Baylor’s Dave Aranda. And, like most chess matches, it was decided when one side forced the other to make mistakes.
Dave Aranda will be returning for a seventh season as Baylor's football coach. School president Linda Livingstone announced the university decided to bring back Aranda for the 2026 season after a "comprehensive review" of the football program.
Baylor announces the school will keep coach Dave Aranda for the 2026 season. The Bears are 5-5 and Aranda is 36-35 in his tenure, which includes a Big 12 title and Sugar Bowl win in the 2021 season.