The Flagship: Issues Texas needs to address for TCU game

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No. 9 ranked Texas has started the season off with a 2-0 record for the first time under fourth-year head coach Tom Herman after the Longhorns faced a humbling experience in Lubbock against Texas Tech, which ended with Texas barely sneaking by the Red Raiders in the 63-56 overtime win. Texas showed some sloppy play against Texas Tech last weekend, and needs to correct it quickly as TCU prepares to make the trip to Austin for Saturday's 11 a.m. kickoff against the Longhorns.

On today's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes open the show with their thoughts on what the Longhorns need to take improve upon as they prepare to face TCU at home Saturday. While Texas opened the week as a double-digit favorite over the Horned Frogs, there's no denying how much the Longhorns have struggled when facing TCU in recent history. Texas has dropped five of the last six meetings to the Horned Frogs and is 2-6 all-time against Gary Patterson's team since TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012. Chip and Taylor discuss the concerns shown on defense and on the offensive line against Tech and how Texas can utilize the return of Jake Smith as an added weapon against a Horned Frog defense that is expected to be among the better units in the Big 12 this season.

Chip and Taylor then bring in the weekly 'Love it or Leave it' segment, with this week's topics including how heavy rotation in the secondary impacted the Longhorns against the Red Raiders, Sam Ehlinger seeking revenge after last year's embarrassing showing in the road loss to TCU, if Oklahoma is on upset watch yet again and more!

Catch all of that and more on The Flagship Podcast.

The Flagship Podcast — featuring co-hosts, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes — hits the airwaves twice every week, and centers around all the latest happenings surrounding the University of Texas and college athletics, with big-name guests joining the show on a weekly basis.

NOTE: SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR THE 2020 TEXAS FOOTBALL SEASON

Chip and Taylor’s weekly commentary of The Flagship will continue to air every Wednesday, both as an audio version and available on video over at the 247Sports YouTube page, however, Monday’s interview show will now run every Thursday as Texas makes its way through the 2020 college football season. In addition, The Flagship Podcast will also deliver a quick-hitter game reaction show each Monday following a Texas football game this season.

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