{"id":1595,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1595","headline":"Baylor plays first game since firing coach Dave Aranda","dek":"Baylor takes on UCF on Friday as underdogs in its first game since parting ways with Dave Aranda.","body":"Baylor enters its Week 9 matchup against UCF under new circumstances: this is the first game since the Bears fired head coach Dave Aranda. The Big 12 clash is scheduled for Friday, and oddsmakers have Baylor as underdogs heading into kickoff.\n\nThe coaching change adds an extra layer of intrigue to what is otherwise a conference matchup between the Bears and the Knights. 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