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Podcast: The 2024 Baylor Defense Preview

Fank and Pope break down what to expect from the Baylor defense in 2024.

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Peter Pope
August 23, 2024

Just over a week away from Baylor football in McLane stadium and on our television screens. Under 24 hours until we have real, actual football to watch. At long last, football season is here. The winter of our discontent is over.

Well, at least from a “no football” perspective. Baylor’s on-field performance remains to be seen.

The Baylor Defensive Preview

Dave Aranda made significant changes to the defensive side of the ball in this offseason. While the offense saw shakeups in the staff nearly across the board, defense only saw a handful of coaching changes. As we all know, the biggest change comes in the form of Dave Aranda taking personal involvement in defensive coaching. The words “de facto defensive coordinator” have been thrown around basically since last December. Matt Powledge still retains the title, but he’s working primarily with Safeties (and special teams?) while Aranda will be involved in the innerworkings of the defense and apparently calling plays during games. He’ll also be coaching the inside linebackers to boot, alongside new hire Jamar Chaney.

We’re talking all about these changes, the new and returning personnel, and what we can expect from this Baylor defense in 2024.

Up Next

Next week is our annual Season Preview/Predictions show. This is one of our favorite shows to record every year, and we’re excited to get it in the can for y’all to enjoy in advance of the first week of the season. We might even have a special guest make an appearance for the picks! Stay tuned!

What We’re Talking About

Here’s the notes from this week’s show:

  • 00:00 - Intro

  • 02:24 - Dequan Finn Named Starting QB 

  • 05:52 - Single Digits Released 

  • 09:53 - Baylor Defense: 2023 Recap 

  • 13:20 - Changes in Staff & Philosophy for 2024 

  • 27:32 - Defensive Line 

  • 35:54 - "Outside Linebackers" 

  • 43:44 - Inside Linebackers 

  • 55:27 - Secondary 

  • 1:05:19 - Special Teams, Briefly 

  • 1:08:20 - Pick of the Week 

  • 1:14:03 - Outro

Listen to the Show!