Baylor Fires Dave Aranda, Names Joe Klanderman Interim Coach
Baylor has fired head coach Dave Aranda, promoting defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman to interim coach.
Lansing, MI, October 25, 2026 —
Baylor has fired head coach Dave Aranda and promoted defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman to interim coach, according to the information provided. The announcement marks a change in the team’s leadership, with Klanderman moving from his defensive coordinator role into the interim head coaching position.
The available details do not specify when the change was announced or when Klanderman is expected to begin serving as interim coach. They also do not state why Aranda was fired, whether Baylor has begun a search for a permanent head coach, or how long Klanderman’s interim appointment is expected to last.
No further information was provided about Aranda’s departure, the terms of his employment, or any comments from Baylor, Aranda or Klanderman. The circumstances surrounding the decision therefore remain unspecified in the information available for this report.
Klanderman’s promotion is the only coaching appointment identified. The information does not describe whether he will continue overseeing the defense while serving as interim head coach, or whether other staff changes are planned. It also does not provide details about the team’s schedule, results or upcoming games.
For now, the reported change is limited to Aranda’s firing and Klanderman’s elevation to interim coach. Further details about the timing, rationale and longer-term coaching plans were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press on www.wlns.com, see more information here.
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