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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Feb. 15, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor, Aranda Finalize Contract Extension<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Aranda led Bears to best season in program history with Big 12 and Sugar Bowl championships<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> David Kaye, 254-709-5147,
</span><a href="mailto:David_Kaye@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">David_Kaye@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Baylor University and head football coach Dave Aranda have finalized a contract extension, Vice President and Director of Athletics Mack B. Rhoades IV
announced Tuesday.<br>
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The new deal results in an extension through 2029. As a private institution, Baylor does not disclose specific contract terms.<br>
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"I am incredibly grateful for Dave's outstanding leadership of our football program and student-athletes through his commitment to <i>Preparing Champions for Life</i>," Director of Athletics Mack B. Rhoades said. "Dave has brought unprecedented success to our
football program both on and off the field. He has brought tremendous national exposure and acclaim to our institution and the greater Waco community. We look forward to the future with Dave, his wife, Dione, and their children and the continued growth of
our football program, student-athletes, and fan support under his exceptional leadership. Dave is, without question, one of the most brilliant minds in college football across the country."</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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After leading Baylor to wins in the 2021 Big 12 Championship and 2022 Allstate Sugar Bowl, Aranda and the Bears finished with a 12-2 record, the most wins in program history. Despite being picked to finish eighth in the conference in the preseason media poll,
BU defeated a school-record five ranked opponents, including a win over Oklahoma State to win the program’s first Big 12 Championship Game and third Big 12 Conference title. BU also defeated Ole Miss to claim the first BCS/New Year’s Six bowl win in the modern
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Following the season’s success, Aranda was named the 2021 George Munger Coach of the Year and was a 2021 Coach of the Year finalist for three separate awards, including the Bear Bryant Award, Dodd Trophy and Eddie Robinson Award. He also received Big 12 Coach
of the Year honors from the Associated Press.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">“My family and I are truly appreciative of the tremendous support we have received from Mack, President Livingstone, and the entire Waco community,”
head football coach Dave Aranda said. “We are both incredibly grateful and proud to call Baylor our home. I look forward to continuing the work we’ve started on and off the field in the years to come.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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In his first two seasons as the Bears’ head coach, Aranda has trained 11 All-Big 12 selections, including five individual award winners in Jalen Pitre (2021 Defensive Player of the Year), Trestan Ebner (2020 and 2021 Special Teams Player of the Year), Connor
Galvin (2021 Offensive Lineman of the Year) and Siaki Ika (2021 Defensive Newcomer of the Year).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">“Baylor University is extremely pleased to make a long-term commitment to Coach Dave Aranda. He is truly one of the brightest minds in college
football” said President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D. “Coming off the most successful football season in Baylor history, we believe he has our football program and our student-athletes poised for ongoing development and sustained success. We appreciate how
Coach Aranda represents Baylor, and his sincere commitment to our Christian mission and our student-athletes is evident in all that he does.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Under Aranda, BU has also received 10 All-America honors from the five publications which make up the NCAA’s consensus teams, highlighted by Pitre’s recognition as a 2021 consensus All-American. Ebner, Jacob Gall and Galvin also earned All-America status.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Off the field, Aranda has had 51 Academic All-Big 12 selections in his first two seasons at Baylor, the most in program history. The Bears’ 2021 preseason roster featured 28 college graduates, including three graduate transfers, which were the second-most in
the FBS. Additionally, 11 more players graduated in December 2021, including Sugar Bowl MVP Terrel Bernard and Pitre, who received Master’s degrees.<br>
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Aranda’s contract will be formally ratified by the Baylor Board of Regents at its next meeting.<br>
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The Bears open the 2022 season by hosting Albany on Saturday, Sept. 3. The game kick off time is to be announced and will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ from McLane Stadium.
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2022 season tickets are now available through the Baylor Bear Foundation. For questions about season tickets, please contact </span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaylorbears.com%2Fstaff.aspx%3Fstaff%3D559&data=04%7C01%7Cwm_roberts%40baylor.edu%7Cb6f7ee014d1743ddecd308d9e835e0a7%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C637796140374944769%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=oHZNUr2BFQ33ov3A5KwQGsXt3HDNRPt1PKKanhyG38Y%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.25pt">Matthew
Douglas</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">, Director of Ticket Sales and Annual Giving, at 254-710-6443 or by e-mail at </span><a href="mailto:Matthew_B_Douglas@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.25pt">Matthew_B_Douglas@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">.<br>
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Baylor Bear Foundation members who would like to increase their giving level or join the premium seating waitlist can contact </span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaylorbears.com%2Fstaff.aspx%3Fstaff%3D553&data=04%7C01%7Cwm_roberts%40baylor.edu%7Cb6f7ee014d1743ddecd308d9e835e0a7%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C637796140374944769%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=C1LpGBj9XIWB240lFUbx3sjRaYcipFWLR9wVpZvnKn0%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.25pt">Sam
Hancock</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">, Associate Director of Resource Development, at 254-710-3652 or by e-mail at </span><a href="mailto:Sam_Hancock@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.25pt">Sam_Hancock@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">.<br>
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For year-round updates on the Baylor Football team, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BUFootball.<br>
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<b><u>BAYLOR FOOTBALL 2022 SCHEDULE</u></b><br>
<b>Sept. 3 – vs. Albany (McLane Stadium)</b><br>
Sept. 10 – at BYU (Provo, Utah)<br>
<b>Sept. 17 – vs. Texas State (McLane Stadium)</b><br>
Sept. 24 – at Iowa State (Ames, Iowa)<br>
<b>Oct. 1 – vs. Oklahoma State (McLane Stadium)</b><br>
Oct. 13 – at West Virginia (Morgantown, W.Va.)<br>
<b>Oct. 22 – vs. Kansas (McLane Stadium)</b><br>
Oct. 29 – at Texas Tech (Lubbock, Texas)<br>
Nov. 5 – at Oklahoma (Norman, Okla.)<br>
<b>Nov. 12 – vs. Kansas State (McLane Stadium)</b><br>
<b>Nov. 19 – vs. TCU (McLane Stadium)</b><br>
Nov. 26 – at Texas (Austin, Texas)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">David Kaye</span></b><span style="color:#385623"> </span><span style="color:black">| Assistant AD for Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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