Horns247 Podcasts: The Flagship Podcast

On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 managing editor Taylor Estes and columnist Chip Brown weigh in on their positions of focus for Texas as the Longhorns make their way towards spring football under first-year head coach Steve Sarkisian.  The hosts also discuss the upcoming Texas Pro Day, which will look much different in 2021 than in years past, before shifting focus to baske...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to continue previewing spring practice on the Forty Acres. After last week's overview of the secondary, this week's episode of Longhorn Blitz examines the defensive front. Pete Kwiatkowski's first season as the program's defensive coordinator has him trying to account for the loss of Joseph Ossai, but inheriting Alfred Collins and DeMarvion Overshown...

In this week's interview episode of The Flagship Podcast, we talk to Texas' first Lombardi Award winner and member of the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame induction class - the one and only Kenneth Sims. Sims, who still holds the Texas career record for forced fumbles with 15, was a terror on the UT defensive line from 1978-81, winning the 1981 Lombardi Award, as the nation's top college down li...

Spring football is right around the corner for Texas as the Longhorns make their way towards their first spring practice in two years. With Texas having several new coaches leading the charge ahead of the 2021 football season, some may wonder if this could be a rebuilding year for the Longhorns. But don't count out the level of talent head coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff inherited in Year 1 on...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe begin previewing the first Texas spring practice under head coach Steve Sarkisian with a look at the Texas secondary. Do the Longhorns have a legitimate No. 1 cornerback? Should D'Shawn Jamison move to a position on the back end where he can have more of a consistent impact on the game? How do Chris Adimora and B.J. Foster fit into the new scheme? Can Pete Kwi...

On this week's interview edition of The Flagship Podcast, long-time Texas reporter Roger Wallace, the sports director at KXAN-TV in Austin the past 26 years, has been a part of Longhorn Radio Network broadcasts since 2004. We talk to Wallace about the state of Texas football, the $25 million decision to move on from Tom Herman and Herman's staff and the hiring of Steve Sarkisian. We ask Wallace wh...

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 of Horns247 recap the weekend visit to Pylon 7v7 Las Vegas and take a look at what the Texas class could be moving forward. Hosts: Nick Harris and Mik...

Texas football is less than one month out from the start of spring practice and the Longhorns enter this spring with a QB battle, which marks the first time in several years for the team to not have a proven option at QB. On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes weigh in on what Texas has at quarterback in likely starter Casey T...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe discuss a few things Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has said while conducting interviews and holding press conferences in recent weeks. Specifically, Sarkisian has mentioned two things that are positive indicators of him potentially being better in two areas than his predecessor, which could have a significant impact on the on-field product in a good way.

In this week's interview episode of The Flagship Podcast, we talk to Charles Thompson, the former Oklahoma quarterback and father to Texas quarterback Casey Thompson. Of course, we discuss Casey's glowing performance in the Alamo Bowl, when Thompson came in for an injured Sam Ehlinger in the second half and led five straight scoring drives, including four touchdown passes, while completing 8-of-10...

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 of Horns247 discuss the recent commitments of Maalik Murphy and Trevell Johnson. Murphy joins the show in the second segment for an interview and Mike...

The first workout with the new Texas coaching staff went down late last week, and to say it wasn't easy would be an understatement. But from the early sound of it, the Longhorns came out of the grueling workout with a much different attitude than what the team previously would have under the former regime. On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing e...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe tie some of the things that happened in Super Bowl LV back to Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns. Whether it's the evaluation of the quarterback position, diverse offenses capable of taking advantage of personnel or how the game plan Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Todd Bowles put into action to deal with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs is a lot like how P...

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 of Horns247 recap the 2021 cycle and break down the signing class for the Longhorns. Hosts: Nick Harris and Mike Roach

Texas put the finishing touches on the 2021 recruiting cycle Wednesday when the Longhorns added three signees on National Signing Day. Head coach Steve Sarkisian wrapped up his transition signing class ranked No. 17 in the country and No. 2 in the Big 12, according to 247Sports Composite team rankings. On the mid-week episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing edit...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to break down the defensive coaching staff hirings made by Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian. How does the personnel the Longhorns bring back in 2021 fit into Pete Kwiatkowsi's scheme? The latest episode of Longhorn Blitz looks at how the five defensive assistant coaches can get the most of what's returning on that side of the ball.

On this week's interview episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown picks the brain of longtime college football authority Bruce Feldman about Texas' hiring of Steve Sarkisian. Feldman, who covers college football for FOX as well as The Athletic, has also written several books, including his most recent - Flip The Script: Lessons learned on the road to a championship with Ed Or...

The Longhorns are looking to add key players to positions of need under first-year head coach Steve Sarkisian, and have turned out to find some success in the NCAA transfer portal. But with that success, Texas has also lost out on some key members of the roster, who are taking their talents elsewhere to start fresh at new schools. On the mid-week episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe break down the staff hires by Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian on offense and how they can best help the Longhorns returning on that side of the ball in 2021.

On this week's interview episode of The Flagship Podcast, Dave “Softy” Mahler has been a sports talk radio voice on KJR in Seattle for 27 years, including the Washington Huskies’ coaches’ shows as well as pre- and post-game shows for UW football games. Mahler was the first to report Pete Kwiatkowski was leaving Washington as defensive coordinator to accept the same position on Steve Sarkisian’s st...

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 of Horns247 break down Steve Sarkisian's staff as currently assembled and recap the Texas state championships Hosts: Nick Harris and Mike Roach

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is inching closer and closer to finalizing his new staff with the Longhorns after zeroing in on his expected new defensive coordinator hire and adding a key recruiter to his staff at Texas. On the mid-week episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes deliver the latest on Sarkisian's defensive coordinator search, which...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe break down Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian's initial coaching staff with all signs pointing to Washington's Pete Kwiatkowski filling the defensive coordinator role.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is working to complete his coaching staff with the Longhorns after officially taking over for Tom Herman last Tuesday following Alabama’s win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship.  On this week’s interview edition of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 welcomes Travis Reier from BamaOnline.com to get an in-depth view of the first-year Te...

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 new Sarkisian staff and talk with new Texas commit Armani Winfield Hosts: Nick Harris and Mike Roach