Latest Dave Aranda News

Baylor pulls away from Air Force in the 2nd half of a 31-3 victory

Sep. 15, 2024 00:39 AM EDT

WACO, Texas (AP) — Bryson Washington rushed for his first collegiate touchdown, Richard Reese ran for another and Baylor used a second-half surge to beat Air Force 31-3 on Saturday night. Quarterback Sawyer Robertson, who started for the injured Dequan Finn, added 248 yards passing...

Quarterback Cam Rising injures throwing hand as No. 11 Utah beats Baylor 23-12

Sep. 07, 2024 20:25 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cam Rising threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game due to an injury to his throwing hand as No. 11 Utah beat Baylor 23-12 on Saturday. Rising scrambled and released the ball just before being driven out of bounds and was shoved into the...

Dual-threat QB Finn helps Baylor dominate Tarleton State in 45-3 win

Aug. 31, 2024 23:39 PM EDT

WACO, Texas (AP) — Dequan Finn threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a 39-yard score to lift Baylor to a season-opening 45-3 win over FCS Tarleton State on Saturday. Finn made his mark immediately with a 39-yard touchdown run on the Bears’ first drive and added a...

Baylor opens 5th season under Dave Aranda with the coach on hot seat, calling defensive plays

Aug. 29, 2024 21:07 PM EDT

Tarleton State (1-0) at Baylor (0-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+) BetMGM College Football Odds: Baylor by 26 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Baylor coach Dave Aranda is going into his fifth season with a 23-25 record...

Aranda on hot seat at Baylor and will call plays on defense after embracing transfers and NIL

Aug. 22, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

Dave Aranda has now fully embraced the transfer portal and paying players in the NIL era. On the field, and on the hot seat after consecutive losing seasons, he is also getting back to what he was doing before he became Baylor’s head coach. Aranda will take over as the primary...

Pick-Six: Sam Pittman, Billy Napier, Dave Aranda are coaches in need of change of trajectory in '24

Aug. 12, 2024 06:12 AM EDT

Self-awareness is one of the endearing traits that made Arkansas fans embrace Sam Pittman during his first two seasons as coach of the Razorbacks. Pittman's honesty is admirable, even if his approval rating in Fayetteville has plummeted after going 4-8 last season. ...