The Baylor Bears have a potential Dave Aranda problem on their hands during the 2026 College Football season. Entering Aranda's seventh year in Waco, the Bears are still trying to recapture the highs of their 12-2 Sugar Bowl-winning campaign. Baylor has not won a bowl game since and have just one winning season.
That problem can be exacerbated by a slow start in September, which will feature games against the Auburn Tigers in Atlanta during Week 1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the opening of Big 12 play at McLane Stadium against the Colorado Buffaloes, and a Week 5 trip to Tempe to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils.