Aranda, the former LSU defensive coordinator, has tried to change parts of himself and the way he does things since leaving the Tigers at the end of the 2019 season. Being a head coach for the first time forced him to pull himself out of his shell, and Aranda decided to do something differently entering his fifth year at Baylor.

Baylor head coach Dave Aranda was the Tigers’ defensive coordinator from 2016-19, helping lead LSU to a national championship in his final season. LSU and Baylor are already in Houston, with bowl prep coming to a close. Aranda met with the media on Saturday. Here’s what he had to say about facing LSU.

LSU played the Texas Bowl without some of its best offensive players, but the Tigers still beat Baylor to end the season. Here's how.

LSU football looks to close the 2024 season with a win against Baylor in the Texas Bowl. Follow the LSU-Baylor score, live updates here.

HOUSTON – LSU (8-4) looks to finish the 2024 season strong against Baylor (8-4) in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday afternoon at NRG Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p

LSU football won't be leaving the bowl game injury-free. Star linebacker Whit Weeks suffered a lower-body injury in the second quarter of the Tigers' game against Baylor. The sophomore went down as he went in to make a tackle during Baylor's one-yard touchdown play.

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks was carted off in Tuesday’s Texas Bowl game against the Baylor Bears after suffering a horrifying looking ankle injury. Play had to be stopped with 1:41 remaining in the second quarter after Whit Weeks was injured in the Tigers’ 2024 season finale.

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks left the Texas Bowl against Baylor with an injury Tuesday. Weeks was taken off the field on a cart, and he had an air cast on his lower right leg. Weeks, a sophomore, was LSU's leading tackler this season.

LSU football player rallied around Whit Weeks about the sophomore linebacker suffered a scary injury against Baylor