Earlier today word broke that Dave Aranda was expected to return for another season leading the Baylor program.
After a 3-9 season, staff changes were expected, and multiple reports share that a pair of coordinator changes are set to take place.
Offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes will not return, while Aranda is expected to step in and call the defense moving forward while Matt Powledge remains on staff, per Mike Craven. Powledge served as defensive coordinator and safeties coach last season.
Powledge was in his first season leading the defense in Waco after he spent the 2022 season as the co-defensive coordinator at Oregon. Before joining the Ducks he was spent two seasons on Aranda's staff as safeties coach and special teams coordinator.
Grimes made an immediate impact upon his addition to the staff in January 2021, making the cut as one of five assistants considered for the Broyles Award as Baylor won the Big 12 along with 12 games in the first season with him leading the charge on offense.
Considered one of the best offensive line coaches in the game, Grimes previously coordinated high powered offenses at BYU, where they finished among the top 15 nationally in a number of key statistics including a top 5 scoring offense his last season in Provo.
This will mark the second season in a row that Aranda will replace a pair of coordinators, as he moved on from defensive coordinator Ron Roberts and special teams coordinator Ronnie Wheat after last season.
Before taking over the Baylor program, Aranda was considered one of the top defensive coordinators in college football with successful stops at Wisconsin and LSU.
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