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 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.