Baylor’s Dave Aranda, UNLV’s Marcus Arroyo lead way
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Juan Lozano, Sports business columnist
- November 15, 2021
Baylor coach Dave Aranda adds Oklahoma to list of victims
It was a good week for Latino coaches in college football. Marcus Arroyo earned his second consecutive victory as UNLV head coach with a 27-13 win over the University of Hawaii. Baylor’s Dave Aranda, led the Baylor Bears to a 27-14 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in Waco, Texas.
Aranda, who grew up admiring Hall of Famer Tom Flores, is a hot name among USC fans and his candidacy is being openly discussed in Los Angeles.
We were also there for Akron interim head coach Oscar Rodriguez’s first game as head coach on Tuesday night in Kalamazoo, Mich., against Western Michigan.
Each week Our Esquina highlights and tracks all the Latino in College Football. Usually the main focus is on the players, but this week you cannot ignore the spotlight on the Latino coaches.
Rodriguez, the latest of the Latino coaches in college football, was placed in charge after the Akron fired of Tom Arth following a loss to Ball State. Akron, a 26-point underdog overcame two double digit deficits to take a 40-38 lead with just over two minutes remaining in the contest before succumbing to Western Michigan 45-40.
Rodriguez received heavy praise from national commentators for the team’s performance. There are two games left in Akron’s season – Kent State and Toledo.
Latino Offensive Player of the Week, Isaih Pacheco
Rutgers running back Isaih Pacheco had a nice day on the ground against Indiana. After suffering a 52-3 beatdown at Wisconsin a week ago, the Scarlet Knights exacted to atone against the Indiana Hoosers.
Pacheco set the tone with 79 yards and two touchdowns, both in the first quarter of Rutgers’ 38-3 destruction of the slumping Hoosiers. Rutgers is now 5-5 and a win away from bowl eligibility. Indiana is 2-8.
Latino Defensive Player of the Week, Malcolm Rodriguez
In Malcolm Rodriguez’s penultimate home game at Oklahoma State, the super senior linebacker notched nine tackles, including a tackle for loss in a 63-17 rout over Texas Christian.
The 9-1 Cowboys head to Texas Tech this week before heading back to Stillwater to face the University of Oklahoma in the annual Bedlam rivalry game. The Cowboys’ leading tackler is a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, which recognizes the best linebacker in the FBS.
The Rodriguez football playing legacy likely won’t end soon. Malcolm’s younger brother, Gabe is a standout junior quarterback and safety at Wagoner High School in Wagoner, Okla.
Latino Special Teams Player of the Week, Matt Araiza
San Diego State’s Matt Araiza accounted for nearly half of the Aztecs’ points in a 23-21 win over the Nevada Wolfpack. He helped SDSU take sole possession of first place in the Western division of the Mountain West Conference.
Araiza’s 35- yard field goal with 1:21 remaining gave the Aztecs the win.
The left-footed Araiza also is the Aztecs punter. He boomed punts of 60 yards, 57 yards twice and 62 yards.
Featured photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images
| LAST NAME, FIRST NAME | TEAM | POSITION | STATS | TEAM RESULT |
| Aguilar, Luis | NAU | K | FG- 1/1 | L, 30-3 Montana |
| Alcoser, Joe | Houston | DFO | W, 37-8 Temple | |
| Alonso, Mandy | Virginia | DL | 2 tackles, .5 TFL | L, 28-3 Notre Dame |
| Araiza, Matt | San Diego St. | P/K | FG-3/4PAT- 2/2 | W, 23-21 Nevada |
| Aranda, Dave | Baylor | Head Coach | W, 27-14 Oklahoma | |
| Arias, Daniel | Colorado | WR | 4 rec.,70 yds. | L, 44-20 UCLA |
| Arroyo, Elijah | Miami (FL) | TE | NO STATS | L, 31-28Florida State |
| Arroyo, Marcus | UNLV | Head Coach | W, 27-13 Hawaii | |
| Avalos, Andy | Boise State | Head Coach | W, 23-13 Wyoming | |
| Aybar, Wilfredo | Stanford | LB | NO STATS | L, 35-14 Oregon State |
| Banda, Ephraim | Utah State | Def. Coord/Safeties | W, 48-17 SJSU | |
| Barr-Mira, Nicholas | UCLA | K | FG-1/2PAT- 5/6 | W, 44-20 Colorado |
| Borregales, Andrés | Miami (FL) | K | FG- 0/0PAT- 4/4 | L, 31-28Florida State |
| Calzada, Zach | Texas A&M | QB | 24-42, 237 YDS, 2 INT | L, 29-19 Auburn |
| Camarena, Evan | Portland State | CB | 1 pass breakup | L, 49-20 Sacramento State |
| Canales, Mike “Chico” | Maryland | Analyst | L, 40-21 Michigan State | |
| Cardenas, Oscar | UTSA | TE | 1 rec., 20 yds. | W, 27-17 Southern Miss |
| Cavazos, Lejond | Ohio State | CB | NO STATS | W, 59-31 Purdue |
| Chavez, Isaiah | New Mexico | QB | 2-7, 34 yds., 1 INT.7 rushes, 14 yds. | L, 31-17 Fresno State |
| Coley, James | Texas A&M | TE Coach | L, 29-19 Ole Miss | |
| Corral, Matt | Ole Miss | QB | 24-37, 247 YDS, 1 TD | W, 29-19 Texas A&M |
| Corrales, Beau | North Carolina | WR | NO STATS | L, 30-23 Pittsburgh |
| Cristobal, Mario | Oregon | Head Coach | W, 38-24Washington State | |
| Cropper, Jalen | Fresno St. | WR | 5 rec., 41 yds.2 rushes, 4 yds. | W, 36-7 New Mexico |
| Cruz, Gunner | Arizona | QB | NO STATS | L, 38-29 Utah |
| Davila, Peter | Albany | DB Coach | W, 41-14 Morgan State | |
| Diaz, Manny | Miami (FL) | Head Coach | L, 31-28 Florida State | |
| Echevarria, Jesus | Washington St. | DL | NO STATS | L, 38-24 Oregon |
| Escobar, Alex | NM State | RB | 1 rushes, 0 yds. 2 rec., 12 yds. | L, 59-3 Alabama |
| Escobar, Ivan | NM State | DL | NO STATS | L, 59-3 Alabama |
| Fernandez, Aaron | Southern Utah | RGC/OL | L, 62-0 Weber State | |
| Figueroa, Nick | USC | DL | NO STATS | POSTPONED |
| Flores, Joah | New Mexico | WR | NO STATS | L, 36-7 Fresno State |
| Flores, Justin | Maine | WR coach | W, 35-10 UMass | |
| Fuente, Justin | Virginia Tech | Head Coach | W, 48-17 Duke | |
| Flores, Reynaldo | UTEP | RB | 1 rec., 12 yds. | L, 17-20 North Texas |
| Garcia, Albert | Fresno St. | DPP | L, 40-14 Boise State | |
| Garcia, Cole | Rice | DL | 1 fumble recovery | L, 42-21 WKU |
| Garcia, Elijah | Rice | DL | 6 tackles, 1 QB Hurry | L, 42-21 WKU |
| Garcia, Jake | Miami (FL) | QB | NO STATS | L, 31-28Florida State |
| Garcia, Julio | UNLV | OL | Total offense- 465 yds. | W, 27-13 Hawai |
| Garcia, Xavier | Temple | Def. GA | L, 38-7 Houston | |
| Garcia- Castaneda, Isaiah | NM State | WR | NO STATS | L, 59-3 Alabama |
| Gonzalez, Billy | Florida | WR/ Passing Game Coord. | W, 70-52 Samford | |
| Gonzales, Christian | Colorado | CB | 7 tackles | L, 44-20UCLA |
| Gonzales, Danny | New Mexico | Head Coach | L, 36-7 Fresno State | |
| Gonzales, Paul | TCU | Safeties Coach | W, 63-17 Oklahoma State | |
| Gutierrez, Daniel | UNLV | K | FG- 1/1PAT- 4/4 | W, 27-13 Hawaii |
| Hernandez, Dan | Eastern Illinois | OL Coach | BYE | |
| Hernandez, Zach | Cal Poly | DB | NO STATS | W, 32-29 Idaho State |
| Infante, Gabe | Temple | RB Coach | L, 38-7 Temple | |
| Jackson, Jim | Rice | TE Coach | L, 42-21 WKU | |
| Longoria, Esai | Montana Tech | OL | 2 tackles | W, 41-0 Montana Northern |
| Loya, Logan | UCLA | WR | NO STATS | W, 44-20Colorado |
| Lozano, Alex | Portland State | LB | 1 tackle | L, 49-20 Sacramento State |
| Madrigal, Anthony | San Jose St. | LB | NO STATS | L, 48-17 Utah State |
| Magana, Jorge | Montana Tech | LB | NO STATS | W, 41-0 Montana Northern |
| Maldonado, Dino | NM State | QB | NO STATS | L, 59-3 Alabama |
| Maldonado, Gunner | Arizona | Safety | NO STATS | L, 38-29 Utah |
| Martinez, Adrian | Nebraska | QB | BYE | |
| Martinez, Cameron | Ohio State | SAF | NO STATS | W, |
| Martinez, RJ | NAU | QB | NO STATS | L, 30-3 Montana |
| Martinez, Marc | Tarleton St. | LB coach | L, 29-3 Abilene Christian | |
| Martinez, Willie | Tennessee | CB coach | L, 41-14 Georgia | |
| Mateos, Eric | Baylor | OL | W, 27-14 Oklahoma | |
| Matthews, Jesse | San Diego State | WR | 4 rec., 41 yds. | W, 23-21 Nevada |
| Mejia, Christian | Washington St. | DL | 1 tackle | L, 38-24 Oregon |
| Melo, Lucas | Davenport University | Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line | L, 42-0 Grand Valley State | |
| Mendez, Julian | Ottawa University | Offensive Coordinator | W, 55-17 Bethany College | |
| Mirabal, Alex | Oregon | OL Coach | W, 38-24 Washington State | |
| Montano, Abraham | Fresno State | K | NO STATS | W, 36-7 New Mexico |
| Montero, Antonio | Rice | LB | NO STATS | L, 42-21 WKU |
| Morales, Kamari | North Carolina | TE | 3 rec., 25 yds. | L, 30-23 Pittsburgh |
| Navarro, Jaime | San Jose St. | OL | Total Offense- 449 yds. | L, 48-17 Utah St. |
| Navarro, Juan | NCCU | DL Coach | W, 45-27 Howard | |
| Navarro, Donny | Illinois | WR | NO STATS | BYE |
| Nunez, Jay | Eastern Michigan | Sp. TeamsAssoc. HC | L, 34-26 Ohio | |
| Olave, Chris | Ohio State | WR | 9 rec., 85 yds., 1 TD | W, 59-31 Purdue |
| Ornelas, Jesse | Central Oklahoma | RB Coach | L, 30-29 Central Missouri | |
| Ortega, Josh | UTEP | DE | 2 tackles | L, 17-20 North Texas |
| Ortega- Jones, Julian | Texas St. | WR | 3 rec., 42 yds. | L, 38-30 Georgia Southern |
| Ortiz, Angel | Ottawa Univ. (AZ) | WR Coach | W, 52-35 Oklahoma Panhandle State | |
| Pacheco, Isaih | Rutgers | RB | 21 rushes, 79 yds , 2 TD | W, 38-3 Indiana |
| Padilla, David | Charleston Southern | Ass’t AD for Football | W, 32-24 Gardner-Webb | |
| Pagan, Justice | Portland State | LB | 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 QB Hurry | L, 49-20 Sacramento State |
| Perales, David | Fresno State | DL | 1 tackle | W, 34-7 New Mexico |
| Ponce, Frank | Appalachian State | Offensive Coordinator | W, 31-7 South Alabama | |
| Ramirez, José | Eastern Michigan | DE | 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL | L, 34-26 Ohio |
| Ramirez, Manny | Texas Southern | OL Coach | L, 52-49 Alabama A&M | |
| Regalado, Marco | Washington State | Director of On-Campus Recruiting | L, 38-24 Oregon | |
| Restrepo, Xavier | Miami (FL) | WR | 1 rec., 7 yds. | L, 31-28Florida State |
| Reveles, Miguel | La Verne | Offensive Coordinator | L, 35-32 Chapman | |
| Rivas, Eddie | Texas State | OL | Total Offense- 354 yds. | L, 38-30 Georgia Southern |
| Rivas- Sandoval, Cesar | Southeastern University | Head Coach | W, 28-7 Florida Memorial | |
| Rodriguez, Anthony | Portland State | TE | NO STATS | L, 49-20 Sacramento State |
| Rodriguez, Chris | Kentucky | RB | 16 rushes, 114 yds., 1 TD | W, 34-17 Vanderbily |
| Rodriguez, Drew | Towson St. | QB coach | L, 37-14 Elon | |
| Rodriguez, Jacob | Virginia | RB | NO STATS | L, 28-3 Notre Dame |
| Rodriguez, Joel | FIU | OL coach | L, 50-10 MTSU | |
| Rodriguez, Juan | Fresno State | TE | 2 rec., 8 yds. | W, 36-7 New Mexico |
| Rodriguez, Justin | UTSA | RB | NO STATS | W, 27-17 Southern Miss |
| Rodriguez, Malcolm | Oklahoma St. | LB | 9 tackles, 1 TFL | W, 63-17 TCU |
| Rodriguez, Oscar | Akron | Assoc. HC/ ILB | L, 45-40 Western Michigan | |
| Rodriguez, Robert | Arizona St. | DL coach | W, 35-30 Washington | |
| Rojas, Manny | Delaware | Def. Coordinator | L, 51-27Richmond | |
| Rubio, Cruz | Cal Poly | LS | NO STATS | W, 32-29 Idaho State |
| Salazar, Martin | Portland State | DL | NO STATS | L, 49-20 Sacramento State |
| Sanchez, Angel | Montana Tech | CB | NO STATS | L, 35-21 Montana Western |
| Santa Cruz, Victor | Hawaii | Defensive Ends coach | L, 27-13 UNLV | |
| Santana, Bryce | New Mexico | DE | NO STATS | L, 36-7 Fresno State |
| Santana, JuanCarlos | Tulsa | WR | 4 rec., 51 yds., 1 TD | W, 20-13 Tulane |
| Segura, Justin | NM State | DL | 1 tackle | W, 59-3 Alabama |
| Silva, Cesar | Fresno State | K | PAT- 2/2PAT- 4/4 | W, 36-7 New Mexico |
| Small, Seth | Texas A&M | K | FG- 2/2PAT-1/1 | L, 29-19 Ole Miss |
| Sori-Marin, Mariano | Minnesota | LB | 6 tackles, 1 TFL | L, 27-22 Iowa |
| Soto, Anthony | Lenoir-Rhyne | Offensive Coordinator/ /OL | W, 56-3 Catawba | |
| Steele, Chris | USC | CB | POSTPONED | |
| Stone, Jr., Ron | Washington State | LB | 5 tackles | L, 38-24 Oregon |
| Umana, Orlando | Ole Miss | OL | Total offense- 504 yds. | W, 29-19 Texas A&M |
| Velazquez, Alonzo | Wyoming | OL | Total offense- 288 yds. | L, 23-13 Boise State |
| Ybarra, Austin | Montana Tech | LB | NO STATS | W, 41-0 Montana Northern |
Juan Lozano
Sports business columnist
Juan Lozano, a native of San Diego, is an attorney who represents coaches and sports executives. He has been in the business of sport in various capacities for more than 20 years. He possesses first-hand knowledge of the collegiate athletic landscape after working for various FBS and FCS college football programs.
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