In a Critical Offseason, Aranda Shows His Mettle

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Impossible First Year

We all know that 2020 was a rough year for Baylor football. It was a nightmare scenario for a first year head coach who was also a first time head coach. Aranda had to put together a staff and try and establish his culture in an environment totally inhospitable to doing so.

Other first year head coaches had success, but few did who were also first time head coaches. One of the drums I was beating this year is that the transition from coordinator to head coach is under-discussed, and most of the discussion around the transition is misplaced. The biggest question/issue for guys making the transition isn’t whether he…