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Dave Wilson Oct 25, 2026, 12:02 PM ET

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Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun.

After two straight losses, Baylor fired football coach Dave Aranda on Sunday.

The move comes a day after the Bears lost to Kansas , giving the Jayhawks their first Big 12 win of the season and ending a 14-game losing streak against Baylor that dated back to 2007.

Defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman, in his first season after arriving from Kansas State , will serve as the Bears' interim coach.

Aranda was 40-40 in seven years in Waco. He arrived after serving as LSU 's defensive coordinator on its 2019 national championship team. After posting a 2-7 record in his debut season in 2020, Aranda led the Bears to a 12-2 record, a Big 12 championship and a win in the Sugar Bowl in 2021. It would prove to be the high-water mark for his tenure.…

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