During media availability this week, Coach Dave Aranda as well as several players were asked about this Saturday's game against Louisiana Tech. While they all gave their individual thoughts on the game and their expectations, they all had a collective agreement: Saturday's game is bigger than just football.
With the victory over Prairie View A&M in the books for week two of the season, Head Coach Dave Aranda can breathe a little easier as the fan-base won't be as vocal about his position in the hot seat, at least until the next game.
Even after a blow-out victory over Prairie View A&M, there are still improvements that can be made to this Baylor team. Coach Dave Aranda spoke about some of the highs and lows of the offense's performance.
The Baylor Bears encountered little resistance from the Prairie View A&M Panthers during the first half of Saturday's tilt, despite starting quarterback DJ Lagway and six of his teammates watching from the sidelines.
Since 1950, there have been 93 consensus college football national champions. How many can you name?
Baylor head coach Dave Aranda fielded a number of questions during his weekly Media Availability on Monday. Normally calm, collected, and stoic in general, there's always a bit more excitement in his voice when Aranda gets to talk about the defense.
College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.
The Baylor Bears blew a chance to upset the heavily favored Auburn Tigers this past weekend, dropping the season opener 17-16 after a two-point conversion attempt fell just short of the goal line.
In his weekly media availability, head coach Dave Aranda fielded several questions after making his brief opening statement. Ranging from how DJ Lagway's ankle injury is doing, other injured players and their current status, to expectations for upcoming games, among other questions.
Coaching a game comes with decisions aplenty, and sometimes the choices made in the moment don't always come to fruition in the ways that they're desired to be.
After the heart-breaking loss to Auburn, Head Coach Dave Aranda sat down to take some questions at the post-game press scrum. In the coming week Coach Aranda may well be scrutinized for his late game decision to forego the extra point and just try to win the game, and rightly so.
Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway battled through an ankle injury during Saturday’s heartbreaking 17-16 loss to Auburn, and head coach Dave Aranda provided an update on his quarterback following the game.
Baylor had a chance to force overtime against Auburn on Saturday. But Dave Aranda wanted the win instead. The gamble didn’t pay off, as Baylor’s two-point conversion attempt in the final seconds came up short, allowing Auburn to escape with a 17-16 win in Atlanta.
Coaching changes happen every year, but they don't all happen the same way. We have had some wild offseason coaching moves in recent seasons, and 2025-2026 wasn't any different.
Football is back, and the Baylor Bears will be on your television screen for the first time since last November. They are entering a huge season under Dave Aranda, as they are trying to bounce back from a 5-7 season in 2025.
With little success since Baylor's Big 12 championship in 2021, many fans have been calling for Coach Aranda's dismissal over the last couple of seasons.
Both coach Alex Golesh of Auburn and coach Dave Aranda of Baylor have been quoted as saying that they respect one another and each other's accomplishments.
In today's Baylor football media availability, head coach Dave Aranda spoke about team speed, team unity, and the defense, among a few other topics. Ever stoic and professional, Aranda fielded questions for around eighteen minutes of varying degree.
The Baylor Bears will face significant challenges when they kick off the 2026 season this Saturday against the Auburn Tigers. That list of challenges includes Bryson Washington, the running back who spent the previous two seasons as the Bears' leading rusher.
We've made it; it's game week. The Baylor Bears will begin their 2026 season with a neutral-site game against the Auburn Tigers. The Bears suffered a loss to the Tigers last season, and Baylor is looking to avenge the loss.
We have spent eight months talking about transfer classes, recruiting rankings and which quarterback looked fantastic while wearing a red practice jersey. Enough of that. College football is back Saturday.
Sometimes, It's about expectations versus results, and no coaches face a bigger proving ground in 2026 than these six.
Here are two Big 12 coaches who are potentially on the chopping block and another two who may be able to get a new job.
The Baylor Bears have picked up a very important recruiting win out of the state of Alabama.
DJ Lagway has a ton of potential, and the Baylor Bears are hoping he'll reach it in 2026.
Dave Aranda and the Baylor Bears have to be very excited about their most recent commitment.
Baylor is once again fighting to finish with a winning record in what has been another disappointing season under Dave Aranda.
Baylor is bringing back head football coach Dave Aranda in 2026 following a review of the athletic program's leadership. The news on Friday comes one day after the school announced that athletic director Mack Rhoades had resigned.
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