Horns247 Podcasts: The Flagship Podcast

A new era has arrived for Texas Football. Head coach Steve Sarkisian was officially welcomed to Austin Tuesday morning to start the next chapter of his coaching career with the Longhorns. Sarkisian held his introductory press conference where he discussed everything from his offensive philosophies, which helped lead Alabama to a National Championship win over Ohio State, to his personal life and w...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe look at the 621-yard performance by Steve Sarkisian's offense in Alabama's win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship, Sarkisian's final game before arriving in Austin provided a snapshot of what could be possible as he takes over the Texas program and the latest episode of Longhorn Blitz examines how Sarkisian's potent attack ca...

Lance Taylor, who has been a prominent radio voice on legendary WJOX-FM, aka JOX 94.5 FM in Birmingham, Ala., for years, joined the Flagship Podcast to give his thoughts on Texas hiring Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as head coach. Taylor gives his thoughts on Sarkisian as an offensive coordinator at Alabama and how he's undoubtedly matured as a coach and now seems ready to once aga...

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 is joined by Brandon Huffman in this special edition of The State of Recruiting to discuss Steve Sarkisian and what he brings to the table. Hosts: Nick Harris and Mik...

The Longhorns kicked off 2021 with major news in college football after Texas officials made the decision to fire fourth-year head coach Tom Herman and replace him with current Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian. The changes inside the football program came down in the weeks following Urban Meyer turning down the Texas job offer, which led to UT officials to narrow their focus on Sarkis...

In a matter of hours on Jan, 2, Texas fired Tom Herman and hired Steve Sarkisian to take over the football program. Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe give their thoughts on the hire, examine how Sarkisian might be different from Herman, how he's evolved as a coach and what it's going to take for him to be successful on the Forty Acres. The latest episode of Longhorn Blitz also looks at the end...

It's the end of an era at Texas after head coach Tom Herman was relieved of his coaching duties Jan. 2 after four seasons coaching the Longhorns. The former head coach depart from Texas with a 32-18 record with the Longhorns and was told he was fired Saturday morning, according to multiple Horns247 sources. So what's next for the Longhorns? On this week's emergency pod episode of The Flagship Podc...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe return for an Alamo Bowl postmortem edition of Longhorn Blitz to examine the 55-23 thrashing Texas handed Colorado in San Antonio to end the 2020 season. Rod compares Tom Herman's bowl success to reality television, Matt brings a boatload of numbers to show why there's no reason to keep the ball out of Bijan Robinson's hands and Jeff explains that while it's O...

The Longhorns are headed back to San Antonio for bowl season as Texas prepares to face Colorado in the Valero Alamo Bowl. On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes break down the Longhorns' upcoming game in the 2020 Alamo Bowl against former Big 12 foe Colorado. The Flagship weighs in on the latest opt outs on the Texas roster, h...

The Longhorns opened the early signing period by inking nearly all of their verbal pledges, in addition to adding some new faces with NSD commitments landing in Texas' favor. But Texas still has some positions to address in the transfer portal prior to the start of the 2021 season. On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes weigh...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe examine the recent opt-outs by Texas players who won't play in the team's bowl game and are going to begin preparing for the 2021 NFL Draft. What's the NFL future look like for Chris Brown, Ta'Quon Graham and Joseph Ossai? Should Brennan Eagles enter the draft or return to Texas for another season? In addition to discussing player movement, the show includes d...

The Longhorns were delivered unfortunate news for many Texas fans this week when three-time national championship head coach Urban Meyer told Texas he is not planning to return to coaching and officially turned down the Longhorns' offer to make him the next head coach at Texas. With the two-month whirlwind to court Meyer to Austin did not work out in the Longhorns' favor, the question remains: Wha...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe dive into the news that broke the day after a 69-31 win over Kansas State, which is Urban Meyer reportedly telling Texas he isn't interested in getting back into coaching. What's Chris Del Conte's next move? Can Tom Herman really go from lame duck to back in the saddle for another year? This week's edition of Longhorn Blitz examines the coaching options for Te...

The Longhorns took care of business Saturday in Manhattan, Kansas when Texas pounced K-State 69-31, but is that enough to save Tom Herman's job? And what's the latest on Urban Meyer? The Flagship Podcast covers it all! The Flagship Podcast — featuring co-hosts, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes — hits the airwaves multiple times every week, and centers around all the l...

The Longhorns will soon hit the road for Manhattan, Kansas as Texas takes on Kansas State for the second to last game of the 2020 regular season. Texas opened the week as an 8.5-point favorite over Kansas State, and the line has since moved up and down, still in the Longhorns' favor as they sit as a one touchdown favorite over the Wildcats for Saturday's 11 a.m. kickoff as of Thursday evening. On...

The loss to Iowa State not only sent the Longhorns' Big 12 title hopes out the window, it also could have impacted the future of the football program under Tom Herman's direction. On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes deliver the latest on where things stand with Herman's future at Texas and what is coming out of Urban Meyer'...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe break down the 23-20 loss Texas suffered to Iowa State. Needing to win out and likely win the Big 12 to feel good about returning in 2021, all signs point to the Longhorns being ready to move on from Tom Herman. In addition to discussing the fallout from the game, the show examines where the Texas brand is, where it can go and what the impending coaching searc...

After having the chance to control their own destiny in the 2020 Big 12 title race, the Longhorns' loss to Iowa State ended those hopes for Texas football. But the loss also could have long-term affects for the program and the current coaching staff. On this week's reaction edition of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes weigh in on how the Black Fri...

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 new Texas quarterback offer Conner Weigman with Bridgeland Student Media reporter Tommy Yarrish. Hosts: Nick Harris and Mike Roach

Michael Swain of CycloneAlert.com joins The Flagship Podcast for an in-depth look at Iowa State ahead of Friday's game. Swain weighs in on how big of a game this is for the Cyclones, who like Texas are well in the mix in the Big 12 title race and need a win Friday. Iowa State has a lot of momentum entering the game against Texas after demolishing Kansas State 45-0 last weekend, but will be in for...

Texas football has a chance to achieve something it hasn't accomplished in more than a decade: Win a Big 12 Conference title. After the Longhorns dropped back to back games to TCU and Oklahoma early in Big 12 play, all hope seemed to be lost in Texas making a conference title run. But Tom Herman's team has clawed its way back into the race and the Longhorns control their own destiny if they handle...

Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe break down how Texas, coming off of an impromptu bye week with the Kansas game getting postponed, stacks up with Iowa State heading into a Black Friday battle in Austin.

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 two new Texas commits and pick high school games before answering the mailbag. Hosts: Nick Harris and Mike Roach

Note: This week's interview edition of The Flagship Podcast was recorded prior to the news that Texas' road game at Kansas had been postponed due to the Jayhawks not meeting the Big 12's COVID-19 position thresholds. With Texas and Kansas now set to face off on Dec. 12, this week's Flagship interview with Phog.net publisher Scott Chasen will serve as a way too early preview of the Jayhawks.

To say Texas football has been through a roller coaster type of season would be an understatement. After the Longhorns dropped back-to-back games to TCU and Oklahoma to open the month of October, fourth-year head coach Tom Herman's chances to playing for a Big 12 title appeared to be all but over for the head coach and his team. But the three-game winning streak following the loss to OU helped ste...