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Baylor fires Dave Aranda; NFL Sunday early scores
Interim coach Joe Klanderman takes over for the last five games after a blocked kick and a one-point loss at Kansas; Baylor needs two wins for a bowl.
At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “Baylor fires Dave Aranda: Who could be next and what are roster concerns”, with reporting from Associated Press via Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated and Yahoo Sports (Houston Chronicle).
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 1:34 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Dr. Nina Byte.
- Topics: NFL.
The real story
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- ESPNBaylor fires Dave Aranda: Who could be next and what are roster concerns
- Associated Press via Yahoo SportsBaylor fires coach Dave Aranda after Kansas loss, promotes DC Joe Klanderman in the interim - Yahoo Sports October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
- Sports IllustratedBaylor Fires Dave Aranda; Joe Klanderman Named Interim Head Coach October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
- Yahoo Sports (Houston Chronicle)Baylor fires Dave Aranda after six-plus seasons as football coach - Yahoo Sports October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBaylor fired Dave Aranda today, after losing twenty-five to twenty-four at Kansas, where a forty-five-yard field goal got blocked with twenty-two seconds left.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd look, the athletic director calls him a gifted coach and a brilliant football mind whose leadership brought some of their best memories.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, that's a eulogy.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHe went forty and forty in seven seasons, and twelve and two in twenty twenty-one. Nobody has died, Rex.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTell that to the Sugar Bowl. Joe Klanderman takes over as interim coach, five games left, two wins from a bowl.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the NFL?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorEarly games: Miami leads the Jets fourteen to seven with fifty-eight seconds left in the first quarter, and Tampa Bay leads Carolina seven to nothing with forty-seven seconds left.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBaltimore leads Cincinnati seven to nothing, five forty-two left in the first.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI'd rate the mourning at a seven, and the Kansas win at the first since two thousand seven.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA brilliant football mind with best memories, and he still gets to clean out his own office.
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