Horns247 Podcasts: The Flagship Podcast

A big change has been made on the Forty Acres. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian announced Monday that junior quarterback Casey Thompson will get his first-ever career start this Saturday when the Longhorns host Rice at Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium. What does this decision mean for freshman QB Hudson Card and the offense? On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnis...

The Longhorns got a taste of SEC football Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark. when No. 15 ranked Texas fell to Arkansas, 40-21. The Razorbacks controlled the entire game against the Longhorns, and had an answer for any potential of opportunity for Texas to build momentum in the ball game. On this week's Texas vs. Arkansas game reaction edition of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brow...

The State of Recruiting is a podcast about recruiting in the State of Texas. Horns247 recruiting analysts Mike Roach and Nick Harris work the road in Texas week in and week out to collect the latest recruiting information. Mike Roach and Nick Harris discuss the big commitment from Justice Finkley, how the first win of the season affects recruiting, and this week's high school picks. Hosts: Nick Ha...

The first road game of the season is right around the corner, and we have a special guest to preview the matchup been No. 15 ranked Texas and former Southwest Conference rival Arkansas. HawgSports.com publisher Trey Biddy joins this week's interview edition of The Flagship Podcast and delivers an in-depth look at the Razorbacks, who enter Saturday's game against the Longhorns as a touchdown underd...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to break down the 38-18 season-opening win over Louisiana and what's different about Texas under Steve Sarkisian. A lot of things that were left to be desired under the previous regime were cleaned up in the first game of the Sark era, which has created optimism heading to a highly-anticipated road trip to Arkansas. You can get the latest Longhorn new...

The Flagship Podcast returns with a loaded episode this week as Horns247 managing editor Taylor Estes and columnist Chip Brown weigh in on what Steve Sarkisian had to say about the Longhorns' performance against Louisiana and give an early preview of Saturday's road game at Arkansas

Texas put up an impressive win over a Top 25 ranked opponent Saturday when the Longhorns took down the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns for the 2021 season opener at Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium, On Sunday's episode of The Flagship Podcast Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes recap the Longhorns' start to the Steve Sarkisian era, which ended with Texas taking down Loui...

The State of Recruiting is a podcast about recruiting in the State of Texas. Horns247 recruiting analysts Mike Roach and Nick Harris work the road in Texas week in and week out to collect the latest recruiting information. Mike Roach and Nick Harris discuss a red-hot week in Texas recruiting, the opening of the contact period for the 2023 class and high school picks. Hosts: Nick Harris and Mike Ro...

On this week's interview edition of The Flagship Podcast we preview Texas' season opener against the 23rd-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns with Raymond Partsch, host of RP3 and Company on 103.7 The Game in Lafayette (La.) and beat writer covering Louisiana for the Daily Iberian. Partsch covers it all with Horns247 columnist Chip Brown - from how Louisiana, which is starting a season in the AP Top 25...

IT'S GAME WEEK!!! And The Flagship Podcast is here to get you ready! In this week's episode, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown takes a three-dimensional view of everything that will be going on outside and inside DKR - before, during and after the Longhorns make their debut under new coach Steve Sarkisian. Throw in the fact that Sarkisian's debut comes against a veteran Louisiana team (opening the sea...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to break down the first depth chart release of the Steve Sarkisian era ahead of Saturday's season opener against Louisiana. From the confirmation by Sarkisian that Hudson Card will take the first snap to how the position battles heading into camp played out, the latest episode of Longhorn Blitz leaves no stone unturned when it comes to the roster befo...

This week's interview edition of The Flagship Podcast features a very special guest as FOX college football analyst Joel Klatt joins Horns247 columnist Chip Brown to check in on the state of college football leading up to the start of the season. Klatt and Brown weigh in on everything from the Longhorns and Sooners pending move to the Southeastern Conference, size up Texas football under first-yea...

The State of Recruiting is a podcast about recruiting in the State of Texas. Horns247 recruiting analysts Mike Roach and Nick Harris work the road in Texas week in and week out to collect the latest recruiting information. Mike Roach and Nick Harris return after a few weeks off to get you ready for the season. After discussing the commitments that went down since the last recording, they talk abou...

Horns247 reported Wednesday morning that key indicators are pointing to Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian turning to redshirt freshman QB Hudson Card to start the season off for the Longhorns. But what does this mean for the position itself with redshirt junior QB Casey Thompson having two years left of eligibility? On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and m...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to discuss the second preseason scrimmage for the Texas Longhorns under Steve Sarkisian. There's once again a lot to unpack on the latest edition of Longhorn Blitz, but ultimately, what should be made of the tables turning after the offense moved the ball up and down the field on the defense two weeks ahead of the season opener? You can get the latest...

Jones says he's frustrated with the lack of player development at Texas the past decade and hopes Sarkisian and Co. can do something about it. Jones was in Austin during spring football and said, "From the janitors to the athletic director - to a man - they said there was a sense of urgency and discipline." Jones said Sarkisian's track record of selecting starting quarterbacks and developing them...

Texas football has made it through the first complete week of fall camp as the Longhorns prepare for the upcoming season. First-year head coach Steve Sarkisian was not too thrilled with his offense’s performance coming out of the first scrimmage of preseason training camp and is looking for substantial improvement this week leading up to scrimmage No. 2 this Saturday. On this week’s episode of The...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to discuss the first preseason scrimmage for the Texas Longhorns under Steve Sarkisian. Whether it's the quarterback battle, the state of the offensive line, concerns at wide receiver or what to make of the defense's performance, there's a lot to unpack on the latest edition of Longhorn Blitz. You can get the latest Longhorn news and analysis at Horns...

On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes recap the first week of Texas spring practice, leading with the latest intel on the quarterback battle between Casey Thompson and Hudson Card,

Rod is back from his wedding and he's ready to break down the first few Texas fall camp practices under Steve Sarkisian with Matt and Jeff. This week's episode of Longhorn Blitz goes through the depth chart based on what's been gleaned from the start of camp and how key position battles like quarterback, linebacker and safety/nickel might shake out given the early intel. You can get the latest Lon...

ESPN college football radio/TV analyst Ian Fitzsimmons, who co-hosts Freddie and Fitzsimmons (with Freddie Coleman) weeknights on ESPN Radio, joins The Flagship Podcast for an exclusive interview this week to talk ball!! Fitzsimmons, who got his start in radio in Alabama in the 1990s and knows the Southeastern Conference inside and out, attended Big 12 football media days and spent some one-on-one...

On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown managing editor Taylor Estes deliver a loaded show, beginning with the latest on the Longhorns' upcoming move to the SEC. The Flagship weighs in on what to know after Texas lawmakers held a six hour long senate meeting on the University of Texas' decision to leave the Big 12 and join the SEC. Chip and Taylor discuss how...

With Rod Babers out on a special assignment, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe march forward on the latest epsiode of Longhorn Blitz. With Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian welcoming players back to the Forty Acres on Thursday ahead of the team's first fall practice on Friday, this week's show looks at some of the more intriguing battles for playing time expected to play out leading up to the Sept. 4 seaso...

In this week's interview edition of The Flagship Podcast, Berry Tramel, longtime columnist for the Oklahoman, shares his thoughts on the decisions of Texas and Oklahoma to leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. Tramel talks about Oklahoma's attempts to get into the SEC previously under then-president David Boren and how the Sooners have finally made the move under new OU president Josep...

Matt Butler, Rod Babers and Jeff Howe go live for the latest edition of Longhorn Blitz. On the day Texas and Oklahoma officially notified the Big 12 that they wouldn't be renewing the conference's media rights when those expire in 2025, an episode of "Light The Tower" on The Horn, Austin's flagship radio station for Texas athletics, turned into the first-ever live Blitz where the demise of the Big...