My Forums

Trending

Quick Links:

Tiger Rant

•LSU Recruiting

•O-T Lounge

•Politics

•More Sports

•SEC Rant

•Saints

•Home/Garden

•Outdoors

•Movie/TV

•Food/Drink

•Money

•Tech

•Music

•Travel

•TD Help

...

Report: Texas A&M Expected To Make Serious Run At LSU DC Dave Aranda

by Staff Reporter

January 3, 201877 Comments

Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports

UPDATE: Dave Aranda has turned down Texas A&M and will remain at LSU.

Multiple sources are reporting that Texas A&M will make a serious attempt to hire LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda away from Baton Rouge.

According to many reports, Aranda is being offered a substantial amount of money and the freedom to hand pick his own staff.

Aranda is currently college football's highest-paid coordinator with a total pay of $1.8 million. In 2016, Aranda agreed to a new three-year contract to remain with the Tigers and received the title of associate head coach. Per The Advocate:

quote:
Aranda already is the highest paid assistant in college football, set to make $1.85 million this year under a contract that runs through the 2019 season. A stipulation in his contract calls for him to pay a buyout of 40 percent of his remaining salary if he were to leave for a non-head coaching position less than 500 miles from LSU's campus. That amount would be about $1.5 million in this case.

LSU officials are aware of A&M's latest pursuit of the most celebrated member of its staff. They expect to meet with the coach at some point soon to discuss finances.

Loading Twitter/X Embed...
If tweet fails to load, click here.

Filed Under: LSU Football

Joel Klatt Releases Post-Spring College Football Rankings

CBS Releases Way-Too-Early Bowl Projections & Playoff Predictions

Photo: Joe Burrow & Justin Jefferson Were Looking Sharp At The Met Gala On Monday Night

Former LSU WR Jalen Brown Is Transferring Back Into The SEC

77 Comments

Recent Oldest Top

You must be logged in to comment. |

Dingeaux•88 months

if that happens, this program will implode

beantown•88 months

If he leaves, I’ll probably take a break from the program until the next big staff change.

Lsu101205•88 months

If we dont match whatever they offer then we are less concerned with winning than we even thought.

Lexman1•88 months

Why does everyone assume LSU won’t match an offer? Aranda has been at LSU for 3 seasons, and has gotten a raise every year! He’s the highest paid assistant in college football! Money is not an issue. LSU has deep pockets, too!

Lsu101205•88 months

Do you know who F. King Alexander is?

DVinBR•88 months

hold on to aranda, watch a&m piss away millions on jimbo and continue to lose, ??? profit

eugene1928LSU•88 months

best comment yet

Passing Wind•88 months

It’s funny how little brother A&M always wants to play with our toys instead of finding their own. Even went after a coach we showed interest in when there’s so many fresh young coaches out there to consider.

Tigers4Lyfe•88 months

But it was ok to take him from Wisconsin?

SouthEZtiger•88 months

And have people recommending Jim Leonard as a replacement. Same exact thing

honeybadger07•88 months

Strange...I posted a topic saying I heard rumors of this last week...as expected the rant went nuclear on me...I’m a liar, I’m retarded, I’m an idiot...the usual....then TD took the entire thread down within an hour. Can we pay our DC more than our head coach???

SoulGlo•88 months

Yes, he's worth more.

jayboy504•88 months

You might as well make him the head coach for that amount

BTRDD•88 months

SEC should have NFL type tampering rules. If you aren't being hired for a higher position, then it shouldn't be allowed without compensation.

Geauxmbo•88 months

5....4...3...2...1.... melt

BowDownToLSU•88 months

Open the checkbook again Alleva. It shouldn't be a problem they way you are going to pay 3mill to let Canada walk

Placebeaux•88 months

A what point does this just become tacky?

bamagreycoat•88 months

I have a feeling Aranda will stay in Red Stick. I see no point in him making a lateral move and if LSU matches the A&M offer, I say Aranda stays. But, I’m sure Mrs Aranda will have a day of course.

blueboy•88 months

It's not a lateral move. It's a downward move, but I guess coaching under O sucks that much.

bamagreycoat•88 months

Glad I know I was right. I trust my gut most times.

Dr. Morgus•88 months

He ain’t leaving, except for the NFL

MrWillie•88 months

Wanna bet ?

nofear67•88 months

I love DA but that is a serious offer and choice for him to make. LSU has some stout defenses prior to DA and will have stout defenses once he finally departs.

MT555•88 months

You people make me sick

Bige11•88 months

Fire O hire Aranda

JimboFisherAM•88 months

I'm more concerned about him eventually being DC for his college roommate, Tom Herman. Regardless, this guy is one of the bright defensive minds in CFB and will have his own head coaching gig soon enough.

ThaFreakyRobber•88 months

Sooooooo we might need an OC and a DC?? Melt is about to happen.

Geauxmbo•88 months

Work at a company that is heavily rooted and connected to aTm in many ways. Don’t burn me on the stake if I’m wrong which I truly hope I am but supposedly Aranda to aTm is very plausible. Pushing to ‘present’ new DC today.

ByUselves•88 months

If I was DA I would hold out for a % of the concessions & gate revenue. I'm sure JA wouldn't pony that up.

Camos9812•88 months

Texas A&M is desperate for for giving Jimbo a contract for ten years for that much money

TigerSpray•88 months

this is still news.... keep getting the milk men's hopes up. ha ha ha.

conman•88 months

I really like Aranda. Looks like a great nucleus next year for a defense here at LSU. He says he is happy here. By the way both of my kids went to FSU and we all agree Jimbo is a prick

Load More Comments