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College Football Insider Brett McMurphy of WatchStadium.com is reporting that LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda could be a possible candidate for the vacant head coaching job at Utah State.


Utah State is looking for a replacement for Matt Wells who left for the Texas Tech head coaching job this week. Wells was making $900,000 as the Aggies head coach this year.

LSU gave Aranda a contract extension last January worth $2.5 million that will keep him on staff until 2021 after Texas A&M attempted to hire him away from Baton Rouge in the offseason. Aranda's contract does not have a penalty if he takes a college head coaching position.

Aranda was the defensive coordinator at Utah State in 2012 for one year before joining Wisconsin's staff from 2013-2015. He was hired to be LSU's defensive coordinator in 2016 by former head coach Les Miles and now hold the title of associate head coach along with DC/LB coach under Ed Orgeron.
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LOL, if Aranda leaves, i'm done with LSU football for a while. He's the only thing keepign this program's head above water right now.
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I second that. Aranda is freakin beast
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Why would he go to utah state? I’d understand a 2nd tier program but not 4th tier.
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Aranda will have his choice of jobs soon.
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Utah State is in a nice town, and more importantly, in a center of lots of NW stepping stone jobs (Utah, Cal, Wash., etc.). He could take a position like this. Say no to Ogden pls
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Yeah, no way he takes that trash job lol
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Ride for bob shoop
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NOOOO!!! WE SUCK AGAIN!!!!
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No way Utah State will pay Aranda 2.5 million. Aranda will either stay at LSU or accept a Power % job at well over 2.5.
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He'd be selling himself short going to Utah State...
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If he takes Ed and Steve with him, it might not be a bad thing
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Man stop being a dumbass.
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Fire bama pajama Payton...... then hire Aranda.
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I can't imagine Aranda walking away from the money he's making here to be the head coach of some mid-major program. This does not concern me. When a major program comes calling, I'll have more concern. And he's always going to be on the radar for an NFL DC job.
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Looks like Utah st already has someone in mind. Aranda will be here another year unless something bigger comes his way
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LSU pays him double what Utah State would. I don't see this happening
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and with less headaches
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Closer to triple, based on last HC salary.
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Imagine Utah State with Klingsbury as OC and Aranda as head coach. Sadly at best we keep our DC for one more year.
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Hate to break it to you. DA is no fan of the air raid offense. Air raids wear out defense. DA is the main reason Canada was fired.
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Well, we know LSU is not going to give him another raise...
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and they should not
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Probably not Utah State, but it’s just a matter of time before he gone.
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that may / may not be true. not everyone wants to be a HC, or is good at it. His salary slows that process down,
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Name him head coach in waiting.
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This is a wish list... not a potential candidate list. Aranda is not going to leave for Utah State.
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I don't think he'll go. He can make 3 times as much for another year and wait for better jobs to open next year.
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