Baylor will retain coach Dave Aranda for the 2026 season as the university searches for a new athletic director. This latest coaching carousel twist comes less than 24 hours after previous athletic director Mack Rhoades , who hired Aranda in 2020, and Baylor parted ways.

Baylor president Linda Livingstone noted that the next athletic director will have an opportunity to perform their own assessment of the football program.

"We acknowledge the frustrations many of you feel, and we share in them," Livingston said in a statement. "Baylor Football has experienced both historic highs and challenging seasons under Coach Aranda. While we celebrate the Big 12 Championship and Sugar Bowl victory in 2021, we know this season has not met our shared expectations. Please know that our team respe

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